Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Gosnell Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 05093010602 · Mississippi County, AR · pop 1,682 · 34% of tract blocks fall in Gosnell

Census tract 05093010602 covers Gosnell, home to 1,682 residents. For landlords it grades 5.9/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 73% of US census tracts.

About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $827 a month against an average household income of $41,994 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 12% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units513

Renter share36.3%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate29.3%

Median income$41,994

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gosnell and the region

Centroid at 35.9823, -89.9504 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gosnell scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gosnell

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.9

State political climate

Arkansas legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

29.3% poverty · this tract

7.3

Supply constraint

$827 rent vs county FMR

4.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gosnell

8.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gosnell

7.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gosnell

8.4

How Gosnell compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

34%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
24%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.

17.1%Housing insecurity
13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
22.7%Food insecurity
15.8%SNAP enrollment
11.7%Transit barriers
11.4%No health insurance
20.7%Frequent mental distress
41.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gosnell

The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 8.4/10. 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 Gosnell, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Mississippi County average of 5.0 and above the Arkansas statewide average of 4.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th 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 05093010602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 05093010602?

Census tract 05093010602 in Gosnell 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 05093010602?

Median gross rent is $827/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 05093010602?

29.3% of residents in tract 05093010602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,682.

How socially vulnerable is tract 05093010602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 54th, minority 52th, housing 24th.

What share of households in tract 05093010602 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.1% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 05093010602 compare to Gosnell overall?

Tract 05093010602 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Gosnell at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gosnell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.