Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Arcola Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 28151000100 · Washington County, MS · pop 1,197 · 5% of tract blocks fall in Arcola
Arcola in Washington County is where census tract 28151000100 sits, home to 1,197 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 35% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 21% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $619 monthly, set against $63,259 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units567
Renter share17.6%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$63,259
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arcola and the region
Centroid at 33.2940, -90.8328 · click any tract to drill in
Why Arcola scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Arcola
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Mississippi legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$619 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arcola
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arcola
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arcola
9.7
How Arcola compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%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.
- 15.4%Housing insecurity
- 9.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.8%Food insecurity
- 11.4%SNAP enrollment
- 10.5%Transit barriers
- 10.3%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 35.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Arcola
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 9.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Arcola, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Washington County average of 5.8 and in line with 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 86th 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 15.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.9% 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 28151000100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28151000100?
Census tract 28151000100 in Arcola scores 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 28151000100?
Median gross rent is $619/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 28151000100?
12.1% of residents in tract 28151000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,197.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 28151000100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 83th, minority 68th, housing 69th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 28151000100 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.4% 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. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 28151000100 compare to Arcola overall?
Tract 28151000100 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Arcola at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arcola; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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