Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Bonhomie Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hattiesburg
Tract 28035000602 ·
Forrest County, MS · pop 3,830 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 28035000602 sits in the Bonhomie area of Hattiesburg eviction risk, MS, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. It is home to 3,830 residents. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%Stable renters 53%Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units1,159
Renter share86.9%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate43.2%
Median income$28,231
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Bonhomie
Moderate
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 21 tracts In Hattiesburg
Very High
Within county
95th percentile
#2 of 21 tracts In Forrest County
Very High
Within state
85th percentile
#130 of 875 tracts In Mississippi
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hattiesburg and the region
Centroid at 31.2947, -89.3020 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bonhomie scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hattiesburg
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Mississippi legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
43.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$979 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hattiesburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hattiesburg
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hattiesburg
2.5
How Bonhomie compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
83%Socioeconomic
76%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
50%Housing & transportation
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
36.5%Housing insecurity
28.1%Utility-shutoff threat
50.4%Food insecurity
39.6%SNAP enrollment
26.6%Transit barriers
16.2%No health insurance
24.6%Frequent mental distress
47.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bonhomie
The poverty rate is 43%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Housing insecurity runs 36.5% against 14.2% nationally.
Annualized rent equals 42% of average household income of $28,231, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. 87% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.
Disability prevalence runs 47.0% against 31.5% nationally. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10. The severe-burden share is 14%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Against the Forrest County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points. Against Forrest County at 35.0%, 39% of renters here are cost-burdened.
On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.2/10.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 28035000602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28035000602?
Census tract 28035000602 in the Bonhomie neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 28035000602?
Median gross rent is $979/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 28035000602?
43.2% of residents in tract 28035000602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,830.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 28035000602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 76th, minority 91th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 28035000602 considered part of Bonhomie?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 28035000602 fall within Bonhomie (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 28035000602 struggle to pay rent?
About 36.5% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 28.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 28035000602 compare to Hattiesburg overall?
Tract 28035000602 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Hattiesburg at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hattiesburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hattiesburg
Top eight tracts in Hattiesburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.