Census Tract · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally

West Hempstead Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36059406001 · Nassau County, NY · pop 5,146

Tract 36059406001 sits in West Hempstead eviction risk, NY, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

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.

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 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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 clearest offset is economic stress at 1.2/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.5/10. 39% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Nassau County average of 44.5%.

Sitting well above the midpoint, state political climate reads 7.3/10. SNAP participation runs 7.7% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $2,654, 11% below the West Hempstead average.

That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 7% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4/10.

Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 1.5 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 36059406001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059406001?

Census tract 36059406001 in West Hempstead scores 6.2/10 (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 36059406001?

Median gross rent is $2,654/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

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.

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.

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.

How does tract 36059406001 compare to West Hempstead overall?

Tract 36059406001 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of West Hempstead at 6.5/10. 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.