Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Meridian Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 28075010400 · Lauderdale County, MS · pop 2,691 · 6% of tract blocks fall in Meridian

Eviction risk in Meridian eviction risk centers on tract 28075010400, which scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) and is home to 2,691 residents. That is riskier than about 8% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $886 monthly, set against $64,728 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 21% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units685

Renter share26.4%

SVI overall0.50

Poverty rate21.1%

Median income$64,728

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Meridian and the region

Centroid at 32.3062, -88.8455 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meridian scores 4.7

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

21.1% poverty · this tract

5.3

Supply constraint

$886 rent vs county FMR

3.9

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: 50

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

53%Socioeconomic
15%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
66%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.

19.0%Housing insecurity
12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
23.9%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
12.7%Transit barriers
14.5%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
37.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Meridian

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.3/10. 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.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 50th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 28075010400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28075010400?

Census tract 28075010400 in Meridian scores 4.7/10 (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 28075010400?

Median gross rent is $886/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 28075010400?

21.1% of residents in tract 28075010400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,691.

How socially vulnerable is tract 28075010400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 15th, minority 59th, housing 66th.

What share of households in tract 28075010400 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.0% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 28075010400 compare to Meridian overall?

Tract 28075010400 scores 4.7/10, 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.