Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Meridian Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 28075000600 · Lauderdale County, MS · pop 1,550

Tract 28075000600, home to 1,550 residents in Meridian in Lauderdale County, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #51,702 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $658 a month against an average household income of $24,750 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 28% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units775

Renter share67.2%

SVI overall1.00

Poverty rate42.0%

Median income$24,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Meridian and the region

Centroid at 32.3565, -88.7119 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meridian scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Meridian

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.2

State political climate

Mississippi legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

42.0% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$658 rent vs county FMR

1.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Meridian

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Meridian

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Meridian

2.5

How Meridian compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

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

99%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
97%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.

37.1%Housing insecurity
27.6%Utility-shutoff threat
51.5%Food insecurity
42.2%SNAP enrollment
26.8%Transit barriers
18.5%No health insurance
22.2%Frequent mental distress
51.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Meridian

The heaviest input here 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 Meridian eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lauderdale 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 37.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 27.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 100th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 28075000600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28075000600?

Census tract 28075000600 in Meridian scores 5.9/10 (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 28075000600?

Median gross rent is $658/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 28075000600?

42.0% of residents in tract 28075000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,550.

How socially vulnerable is tract 28075000600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 93th, minority 95th, housing 97th.

What share of households in tract 28075000600 struggle to pay rent?

About 37.1% 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. 27.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 28075000600 compare to Meridian overall?

Tract 28075000600 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Meridian at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Meridian eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Meridian

Top eight tracts in Meridian ranked by composite eviction-risk score.