Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Meridian Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 28075001102 · Lauderdale County, MS · pop 4,453 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Meridian

In Meridian in Lauderdale County, census tract 28075001102 scores 3.9/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #75,434 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,084 monthly, set against $68,211 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 30% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,857

Renter share49.6%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate5.5%

Median income$68,211

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Meridian and the region

Centroid at 32.4212, -88.6816 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meridian scores 3.4

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

5.5% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$1,084 rent vs county FMR

5.9

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: 43

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

40%Socioeconomic
21%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
60%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.

12.3%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
14.6%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
8.3%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
14.4%Frequent mental distress
33.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Meridian

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.9/10. 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 below the Lauderdale County average of 4.3 and below the Mississippi statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 28075001102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28075001102?

Census tract 28075001102 in Meridian scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 28075001102?

Median gross rent is $1,084/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 28075001102?

5.5% of residents in tract 28075001102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,453.

How socially vulnerable is tract 28075001102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 21th, minority 60th, housing 60th.

What share of households in tract 28075001102 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.3% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 28075001102 compare to Meridian overall?

Tract 28075001102 scores 3.4/10, 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.