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Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Woodlawn Court Eviction Risk: Elevated , Hattiesburg

Tract 28035000601 · Forrest County, MS · pop 2,607 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

In the Woodlawn Court area of Hattiesburg, census tract 28035000601 scores 4.3/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 18th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $716 a month. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 36% Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,224
Renter share45.9%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate43.6%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Woodlawn Court
Very High
Within parent city
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 21 tracts In Hattiesburg
Very High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 21 tracts In Forrest County
Very High
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#141 of 875 tracts In Mississippi
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hattiesburg and the region

Centroid at 31.3101, -89.2971 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodlawn Court scores 6

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
43.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$716 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 Woodlawn Court compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodlawn Court risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 000601Hattiesburg: 2.82.8Hattiesburgparent cityCounty: 4.74.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.74.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Woodlawn Court. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Woodlawn Court

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 about the same as the Forrest County average of 4.3 and below 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 99th 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 31.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.3% 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 28035000601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28035000601?

Census tract 28035000601 in the Woodlawn Court neighborhood 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 28035000601?

Median gross rent is $716/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 28035000601?

43.6% of residents in tract 28035000601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,607.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 28035000601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 97th, minority 99th, housing 98th.
Q5

Is tract 28035000601 considered part of Woodlawn Court?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 28035000601 fall within Woodlawn Court (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 28035000601 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.4% 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. 23.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 28035000601 compare to Hattiesburg overall?

Tract 28035000601 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.

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