Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Hattiesburg Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 28035010201 · Forrest County, MS · pop 3,516 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Hattiesburg

Tract 28035010201, home to 3,516 residents in Hattiesburg, scores 4.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #67,060 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,222 a month against an average household income of $50,382 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 19% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units1,643

Renter share44.6%

SVI overall0.55

Poverty rate9.1%

Median income$50,382

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hattiesburg and the region

Centroid at 31.3783, -89.4098 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hattiesburg scores 4.1

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

9.1% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,222 rent vs county FMR

5.7

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 Hattiesburg compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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

62%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
29%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.

15.2%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
19.9%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
10.8%Transit barriers
9.7%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
35.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hattiesburg

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Hattiesburg 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 Forrest County average of 4.3 and in line with the Mississippi statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 28035010201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28035010201?

Census tract 28035010201 in Hattiesburg 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.

What is the average rent in tract 28035010201?

Median gross rent is $1,222/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 28035010201?

9.1% of residents in tract 28035010201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,516.

How socially vulnerable is tract 28035010201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 59th, minority 66th, housing 29th.

What share of households in tract 28035010201 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.2% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 28035010201 compare to Hattiesburg overall?

Tract 28035010201 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Hattiesburg at 2.8/10. 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.