Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally

Westwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hattiesburg

Tract 28035000700 · Forrest County, MS · pop 3,079 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 28035000700 covers part of the Westwood area of Hattiesburg, MS, and scores 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,079 residents. The severe-burden share is 45%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 17% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units1,493

Renter share45.5%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate27.5%

Median income$47,314

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hattiesburg and the region

Centroid at 31.3120, -89.3215 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westwood scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

27.5% poverty · this tract

6.9

Supply constraint

$1,088 rent vs county FMR

4.5

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 Westwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

45%Socioeconomic
15%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
73%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Westwood. 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.

12.6%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
17.1%Food insecurity
9.3%SNAP enrollment
9.5%Transit barriers
8.9%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
36.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westwood

63% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Forrest County average of 35.0%. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Well under the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 2.5/10.

Against the Forrest County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. At $1,088 a month, rents run 8% over what the rest of Hattiesburg commands. On the national scale it lands near the 59th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.2/10. Statewide the MS average is 4.1, so this tract runs 0.8 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $47,314. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 28035000700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28035000700?

Census tract 28035000700 in the Westwood neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 28035000700?

Median gross rent is $1,088/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 28035000700?

27.5% of residents in tract 28035000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,079.

How socially vulnerable is tract 28035000700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 15th, minority 53th, housing 73th.

Is tract 28035000700 considered part of Westwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 28035000700 fall within Westwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 28035000700 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.6% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 28035000700 compare to Hattiesburg overall?

Tract 28035000700 scores 4.9/10, higher than 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.