Census Tract · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally

Hempstead Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36059407203 · Nassau County, NY · pop 4,080

How risky is Hempstead in Nassau County for landlords? Census tract 36059407203 scores 6.8/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,126 a month while the average household earns $98,603 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 14% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units1,059

Renter share30.1%

SVI overall0.87

Poverty rate20.5%

Median income$98,603

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hempstead and the region

Centroid at 40.7059, -73.6094 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hempstead scores 7.2

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

20.5% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$2,126 rent vs county FMR

3.2

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: 87

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

94%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
53%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.

29.1%Housing insecurity
16.4%Utility-shutoff threat
34.2%Food insecurity
29.2%SNAP enrollment
16.2%Transit barriers
16.8%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
35.3%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 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 29.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 87th 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 36059407203

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059407203?

Census tract 36059407203 in Hempstead scores 7.2/10 (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 36059407203?

Median gross rent is $2,126/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36059407203?

20.5% of residents in tract 36059407203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,080.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36059407203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 78th, minority 94th, housing 53th.

What share of households in tract 36059407203 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.1% 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. 16.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36059407203 compare to Hempstead overall?

Tract 36059407203 scores 7.2/10, 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.