Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Meridian Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 28075010205 · Lauderdale County, MS · pop 5,538 · 25% of tract blocks fall in Meridian

How risky is Meridian for landlords? Census tract 28075010205 scores 4.2/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 16% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $900 a month against an average household income of $76,974 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 10% Owners 81%

Tract context

Occupied units2,078

Renter share19.0%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate13.4%

Median income$76,974

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Meridian and the region

Centroid at 32.5038, -88.6514 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meridian scores 3.8

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

13.4% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$900 rent vs county FMR

4.0

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: 64

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

46%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
56%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.

12.8%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
16.3%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
8.7%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
34.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Meridian

The score leans hardest on supply constraint 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 about the same as the Lauderdale County average of 4.3 and below the Mississippi statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 64th 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 28075010205

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28075010205?

Census tract 28075010205 in Meridian scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 28075010205?

Median gross rent is $900/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 28075010205?

13.4% of residents in tract 28075010205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,538.

How socially vulnerable is tract 28075010205?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 88th, minority 61th, housing 56th.

What share of households in tract 28075010205 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.8% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 28075010205 compare to Meridian overall?

Tract 28075010205 scores 3.8/10, 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.