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Neighborhood · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally

Woodlawn Court Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hattiesburg

Tract 28035010700 · Forrest County, MS · pop 1,272 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

With a score of 4.7/10, tract 28035010700 in the Woodlawn Court area of Hattiesburg, MS reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,272. Against Forrest County at 35.0%, about one in five of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 54% Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units638
Renter share66.9%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate24.1%
Median income$38,077

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Woodlawn Court
Elevated
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 21 tracts In Hattiesburg
Moderate
Within county
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 21 tracts In Forrest County
Elevated
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#262 of 875 tracts In Mississippi
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hattiesburg and the region

Centroid at 31.3375, -89.2920 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodlawn Court scores 4.7

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
24.1% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$862 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 Woodlawn Court compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodlawn Court risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.7This tracttract 0107003.9Hattiesburgparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Woodlawn Court

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. This is renter territory: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10. The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Housing insecurity runs 26.0% against 14.2% nationally. On the softer side, housing-court posture reads 2.5/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 18.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Severe burden reaches 9%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $862, 14% below the Hattiesburg average.

Against the Forrest County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points. Nationally it ranks #37,882 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 28035010700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28035010700?

Census tract 28035010700 in the Woodlawn Court neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 28035010700?

Median gross rent is $862/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 28035010700?

24.1% of residents in tract 28035010700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,272.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 28035010700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 84th, minority 89th, housing 88th.
Q5

Is tract 28035010700 considered part of Woodlawn Court?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 28035010700 fall within Woodlawn Court (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 28035010700 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.0% 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. 18.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 28035010700 compare to Hattiesburg overall?

Tract 28035010700 scores 4.7/10, 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.

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