Census Tract · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Meridian Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 28075000401 · Lauderdale County, MS · pop 969

Meridian is where census tract 28075000401 sits, home to 969 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.5/10. It lands near the 23rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $588 monthly, set against $30,865 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 35% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units380

Renter share58.7%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate33.5%

Median income$30,865

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Meridian and the region

Centroid at 32.3774, -88.6949 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meridian scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Meridian

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.2

State political climate

Mississippi legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

33.5% poverty · this tract

8.4

Supply constraint

$588 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Meridian

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Meridian

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Meridian

2.5

How Meridian compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

94%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
24%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.

34.7%Housing insecurity
25.4%Utility-shutoff threat
47.7%Food insecurity
37.8%SNAP enrollment
23.9%Transit barriers
17.1%No health insurance
20.3%Frequent mental distress
50.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Meridian

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.4/10. 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 Meridian 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 Lauderdale County average of 4.3 and in line with the Mississippi statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 34.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 25.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 78th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 28075000401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28075000401?

Census tract 28075000401 in Meridian scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 28075000401?

Median gross rent is $588/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 28075000401?

33.5% of residents in tract 28075000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 969.

How socially vulnerable is tract 28075000401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 72th, minority 93th, housing 24th.

What share of households in tract 28075000401 struggle to pay rent?

About 34.7% 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. 25.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 28075000401 compare to Meridian overall?

Tract 28075000401 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Meridian at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Meridian eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Meridian

Top eight tracts in Meridian ranked by composite eviction-risk score.