2 census tracts · pop 7,481 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 4.9–5.3
Westwood is a 2-tract neighborhood of Hattiesburg, MS, population 7,481. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 45% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Hattiesburg baseline of 30.7%, 65% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The poverty rate is 38%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
This is a renter market: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 8.7/10. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Food insecurity affects 29.1% of adults, 11.3 points above the national rate.
At $921 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Hattiesburg commands. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Hattiesburg, it ranks #5 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Wardwell and Forrest Park score within a fraction of it.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.4 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 5.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Westwood vs HattiesburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.7%Housing insecurity
14.1%Utility shutoff threat
31.2%Food insecurity
19.4%SNAP enrollment
11.7%No health insurance
41.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westwood?
Westwood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Westwood compare to Hattiesburg overall?
Westwood scores 1.2 points higher than Hattiesburg overall (3.9/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $921 vs $1,005.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westwood?
Average gross rent in Westwood is $921/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westwood residents are renters?
76% of Westwood households are renter-occupied (vs 63% in Hattiesburg). The neighborhood has 7,481 residents.
Q5
Is Westwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Westwood sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Westwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Westwood is census tract 28035000900 (score 5.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.3, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Westwood for landlords?
Westwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Hattiesburg as a whole (3.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Westwood?
Westwood has 7,600 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.7%), Hispanic / Latino (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
