Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
West Hempstead Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36059406001 · Nassau County, NY · pop 5,146
West Hempstead in Nassau County anchors census tract 36059406001, which lands at 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 60% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
39% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,654 a month while the average household earns $165,963 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,621
Renter share7.2%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$165,963
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
National
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Hempstead and the region
Centroid at 40.7009, -73.6538 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Hempstead scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Hempstead
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,654 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Hempstead
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Hempstead
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Hempstead
5.1
How West Hempstead compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%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.
- 10.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.3%Food insecurity
- 7.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 13.7%Frequent mental distress
- 23.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Hempstead
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.5/10. 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 West Hempstead eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Nassau County average of 5.5 and below 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 10.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 36059406001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059406001?
Census tract 36059406001 in West Hempstead scores 1.9/10 (Lower 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 36059406001?
Median gross rent is $2,654/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36059406001?
4.9% of residents in tract 36059406001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,146.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36059406001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 78th, minority 58th, housing 16th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36059406001 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.8% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36059406001 compare to West Hempstead overall?
Tract 36059406001 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of West Hempstead at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West 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 West Hempstead
Top eight tracts in West Hempstead ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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