Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Woodlawn Court Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hattiesburg
Tract 28035000500 · Forrest County, MS · pop 1,400 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
With a score of 4.1/10, tract 28035000500 in the Woodlawn Court area of Hattiesburg, MS reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units381
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate22.7%
Median income$58,598
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
35
th percentile
Low
Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hattiesburg and the region
Centroid at 31.3198, -89.2788 · click any tract to drill in
Why Woodlawn Court scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hattiesburg
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Mississippi legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
22.7% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$731 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hattiesburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hattiesburg
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hattiesburg
2.5
How Woodlawn Court compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Woodlawn Court. 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.
- 30.0%Housing insecurity
- 22.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 42.0%Food insecurity
- 30.1%SNAP enrollment
- 20.9%Transit barriers
- 18.2%No health insurance
- 19.5%Frequent mental distress
- 45.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Woodlawn Court
22% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.4/10.
At $731 a month, rents run 27% under what the rest of Hattiesburg commands. SNAP participation runs 30.1% against 15.2% nationally.
Disability prevalence runs 45.9% against 31.5% nationally. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10.
The poverty rate is 23%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Cost burden runs 40% here against 35.0% across Forrest County. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
At 25% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 8.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 28035000500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28035000500?
Census tract 28035000500 in the Woodlawn Court neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 28035000500?
Median gross rent is $731/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 28035000500?
22.7% of residents in tract 28035000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,400.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 28035000500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 74th, minority 83th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 28035000500 considered part of Woodlawn Court?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 28035000500 fall within Woodlawn Court (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 28035000500 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.0% 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. 22.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 28035000500 compare to Hattiesburg overall?
Tract 28035000500 scores 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Hattiesburg at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hattiesburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hattiesburg
Top eight tracts in Hattiesburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MS
Westwood
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MS
West Hills
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MS
28035001100
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MS
Woodlawn Court
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MS
Westover
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MS
Bonhomie
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MS
Westover
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MS
Wardwell
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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