Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Wardwell Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hattiesburg

Tract 28073020306 · Lamar County, MS · pop 3,448 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Wardwell neighborhood of Hattiesburg anchors census tract 28073020306, which lands at 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 32% of US census tracts.

38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,310 monthly, set against $88,079 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 66% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 41% Owners 34%

Tract context

Occupied units1,217

Renter share65.7%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate37.5%

Median income$88,079

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hattiesburg and the region

Centroid at 31.3388, -89.3827 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wardwell scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Hattiesburg

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.7

State political climate

Mississippi legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

37.5% poverty · this tract

9.4

Supply constraint

$1,310 rent vs county FMR

6.5

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 Wardwell compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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

55%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
61%Housing & transportation

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
11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
21.5%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
12.9%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
19.1%Frequent mental distress
32.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wardwell

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.4/10. 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 above the Lamar County average of 4.4 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 17.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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 28073020306

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28073020306?

Census tract 28073020306 in the Wardwell neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 28073020306?

Median gross rent is $1,310/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 28073020306?

37.5% of residents in tract 28073020306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,448.

How socially vulnerable is tract 28073020306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 8th, minority 64th, housing 61th.

Is tract 28073020306 considered part of Wardwell?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 28073020306 fall within Wardwell (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 28073020306 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 28073020306 compare to Hattiesburg overall?

Tract 28073020306 scores 4.8/10, 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.