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Census Tract · Ranked #1,455 of 84,120 nationally

Hempstead Eviction Risk: High

Tract 36059407000 · Nassau County, NY · pop 9,657

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 36059407000 (Hempstead, New York) comes in at 6.6/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,272 monthly, set against $49,648 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.3
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 29% Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units2,560
Renter share60.4%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate19.9%
Median income$49,648

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 11 tracts In Hempstead
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 281 tracts In Nassau County
Very High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#683 of 5,394 tracts In New York
High
National
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#1,455 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hempstead and the region

Centroid at 40.6965, -73.6250 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hempstead scores 8.3

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
19.9% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,272 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.
Hempstead risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.38.3This tracttract 407000Hempstead: 9.49.4Hempsteadparent cityCounty: 2.62.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

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.

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 28.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th 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.

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 36059407000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059407000?

Census tract 36059407000 in Hempstead scores 8.3/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 36059407000?

Median gross rent is $1,272/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36059407000?

19.9% of residents in tract 36059407000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,657.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36059407000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 86th, minority 97th, housing 99th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36059407000 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.7% 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. 17.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36059407000 compare to Hempstead overall?

Tract 36059407000 scores 8.3/10, 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.

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