Census Tract · Ranked #3,157 of 84,120 nationally

Hempstead Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36059406701 · Nassau County, NY · pop 2,535

For landlords sizing up Hempstead, census tract 36059406701 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,634 a month against an average household income of $71,976 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.5

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 21% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units857

Renter share44.3%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate18.8%

Median income$71,976

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hempstead and the region

Centroid at 40.6976, -73.6328 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hempstead scores 7.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Hempstead

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

18.8% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$1,634 rent vs county FMR

1.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Hempstead

8.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Hempstead

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Hempstead

7.4

How Hempstead compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

80%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
96%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.

28.0%Housing insecurity
16.8%Utility-shutoff threat
33.2%Food insecurity
29.5%SNAP enrollment
16.2%Transit barriers
16.1%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
34.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hempstead

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Hempstead eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Nassau County average of 5.5 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 94th 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 28.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 36059406701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059406701?

Census tract 36059406701 in Hempstead scores 7.5/10 (Elevated 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 36059406701?

Median gross rent is $1,634/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36059406701?

18.8% of residents in tract 36059406701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,535.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36059406701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 89th, minority 88th, housing 96th.

What share of households in tract 36059406701 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.0% 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. 16.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36059406701 compare to Hempstead overall?

Tract 36059406701 scores 7.5/10, lower than the parent city of Hempstead at 9.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hempstead eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hempstead

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