Census Tract · Ranked #2,005 of 84,120 nationally

Hempstead Eviction Risk: High

Tract 36059406702 · Nassau County, NY · pop 4,636

With a score of 6.4/10, tract 36059406702 in Hempstead ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,636 residents. It lands near the 85th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,275 a month while the average household earns $54,010 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 43% Owners 25%

Tract context

Occupied units2,069

Renter share74.9%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate19.4%

Median income$54,010

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hempstead and the region

Centroid at 40.7110, -73.6352 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hempstead scores 8

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

19.4% poverty · this tract

4.8

Supply constraint

$1,275 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 95

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

86%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
92%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.

25.7%Housing insecurity
15.5%Utility-shutoff threat
29.4%Food insecurity
26.6%SNAP enrollment
14.3%Transit barriers
11.9%No health insurance
17.8%Frequent mental distress
32.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hempstead

The score leans hardest on 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 95th 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 25.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.5% 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 36059406702

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059406702?

Census tract 36059406702 in Hempstead scores 8/10 (High 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 36059406702?

Median gross rent is $1,275/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36059406702?

19.4% of residents in tract 36059406702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,636.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36059406702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 90th, minority 85th, housing 92th.

What share of households in tract 36059406702 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.7% 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. 15.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36059406702 compare to Hempstead overall?

Tract 36059406702 scores 8/10, 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.