Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #798 of 84,120 nationally
Hempstead Eviction Risk: High
Tract 36059407201 · Nassau County, NY · pop 4,170
Census tract 36059407201 belongs to Hempstead, New York. It is home to 4,170 residents and scores 7.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 95th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 69% of renter households, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,499 monthly, set against $55,313 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 86% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.7
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 59%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 14%
Tract context
Occupied units1,472
Renter share85.7%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate33.5%
Median income$55,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
National
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hempstead and the region
Centroid at 40.7065, -73.6153 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hempstead scores 8.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
33.5% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$1,499 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: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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.
- 33.4%Housing insecurity
- 18.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.7%Food insecurity
- 33.6%SNAP enrollment
- 18.6%Transit barriers
- 23.0%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hempstead
What moves this score most 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 well above the Nassau County average of 5.5 and above 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 33.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 97th 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 36059407201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059407201?
Census tract 36059407201 in Hempstead scores 8.7/10 (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 36059407201?
Median gross rent is $1,499/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36059407201?
33.5% of residents in tract 36059407201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,170.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36059407201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 70th, minority 94th, housing 95th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36059407201 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.4% 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. 18.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36059407201 compare to Hempstead overall?
Tract 36059407201 scores 8.7/10, 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.
Tract · NY
36059407000
8.3
/ 10 · High
Tract · NY
36059406702
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · NY
36059406701
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · NY
Mott Section
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
Mott Section
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
36059407203
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
Mott Section
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
36059407101
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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