Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Meridian Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 28075010204 · Lauderdale County, MS · pop 2,980 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Meridian

Census tract 28075010204 covers Meridian in Lauderdale County, home to 2,980 residents. For landlords it grades 4.9/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 35% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,137 monthly, set against $44,877 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 15% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units1,238

Renter share35.8%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate27.4%

Median income$44,877

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Meridian and the region

Centroid at 32.4376, -88.5527 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meridian scores 5.5

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

27.4% poverty · this tract

6.8

Supply constraint

$1,137 rent vs county FMR

6.4

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: 73

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

89%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
35%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.

18.4%Housing insecurity
12.8%Utility-shutoff threat
25.2%Food insecurity
16.6%SNAP enrollment
13.3%Transit barriers
12.1%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
42.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Meridian

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.8/10. 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 above 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 18.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 73rd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 28075010204

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28075010204?

Census tract 28075010204 in Meridian scores 5.5/10 (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 28075010204?

Median gross rent is $1,137/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 28075010204?

27.4% of residents in tract 28075010204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,980.

How socially vulnerable is tract 28075010204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 70th, minority 58th, housing 35th.

What share of households in tract 28075010204 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.4% 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. 12.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 28075010204 compare to Meridian overall?

Tract 28075010204 scores 5.5/10, 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.