Within parent city
90
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Hattiesburg Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 28035001100 · Forrest County, MS · pop 4,123
Tract 28035001100 covers Hattiesburg in Mississippi. Home to 4,123 residents, it scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 46% of US census tracts.
62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $895 a month against an average household income of $31,958 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units1,688
Renter share75.7%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate41.7%
Median income$31,958
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hattiesburg and the region
Centroid at 31.3483, -89.3213 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hattiesburg scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
41.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$895 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 Hattiesburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 33.2%Housing insecurity
- 25.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 46.8%Food insecurity
- 36.8%SNAP enrollment
- 24.9%Transit barriers
- 17.6%No health insurance
- 22.6%Frequent mental distress
- 47.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hattiesburg
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Hattiesburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Forrest County average of 4.3 and above the Mississippi statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 33.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 25.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 28035001100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28035001100?
Census tract 28035001100 in Hattiesburg scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 28035001100?
Median gross rent is $895/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 28035001100?
41.7% of residents in tract 28035001100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,123.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 28035001100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 91th, minority 89th, housing 89th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 28035001100 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.2% 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. 25.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 28035001100 compare to Hattiesburg overall?
Tract 28035001100 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Hattiesburg at 2.8/10. 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.
Tract · MS
Westwood
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
Woodlawn Court
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
Bonhomie
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
West Hills
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
Westwood
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
Forrest Park
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
Westover
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MS
Woodlawn Court
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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