Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Westover Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hattiesburg

Tract 28073020307 · Lamar County, MS · pop 1,322 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 28073020307 reflects conditions in the Westover area of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. On the national scale it ranks #48,718 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $908 a month against an average household income of $36,500 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 53% Stable renters 47% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units758

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate46.6%

Median income$36,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hattiesburg and the region

Centroid at 31.3358, -89.3501 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westover scores 5.4

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

46.6% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$908 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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 Westover compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

89%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
13%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Westover. 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.

22.5%Housing insecurity
16.1%Utility-shutoff threat
29.2%Food insecurity
19.3%SNAP enrollment
17.7%Transit barriers
11.0%No health insurance
21.9%Frequent mental distress
35.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westover

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 above the Mississippi statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 28073020307

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28073020307?

Census tract 28073020307 in the Westover neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 28073020307?

Median gross rent is $908/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 28073020307?

46.6% of residents in tract 28073020307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,322.

How socially vulnerable is tract 28073020307?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 2th, minority 54th, housing 13th.

Is tract 28073020307 considered part of Westover?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 28073020307 fall within Westover (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 28073020307 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.5% 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. 16.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 28073020307 compare to Hattiesburg overall?

Tract 28073020307 scores 5.4/10, 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.