Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Metcalfe Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 28151000200 · Washington County, MS · pop 1,835 · 12% of tract blocks fall in Metcalfe
28151000200 is a census tract in Metcalfe, MS. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,835. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units645
Renter share34.6%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate25.6%
Median income$43,472
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
44
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Metcalfe and the region
Centroid at 33.4709, -91.0776 · click any tract to drill in
Why Metcalfe scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Metcalfe
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Mississippi legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
25.6% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$455 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Metcalfe
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Metcalfe
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Metcalfe
8.7
How Metcalfe compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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.
- 22.0%Housing insecurity
- 15.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.7%Food insecurity
- 20.3%SNAP enrollment
- 15.2%Transit barriers
- 12.2%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 40.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Metcalfe
Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.7/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.6/10. The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Food insecurity runs 29.7% against 17.8% nationally.
Cost burden runs 39% here against 44.2% across Washington County. Average gross rent is $455, 15% above the Metcalfe average. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Against average income of $43,472, annual rent is just 13%. Of its three components the household composition 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 28151000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28151000200?
Census tract 28151000200 in Metcalfe scores 4.1/10 (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 28151000200?
Median gross rent is $455/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 28151000200?
25.6% of residents in tract 28151000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,835.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 28151000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 91th, minority 79th, housing 85th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 28151000200 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.0% 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. 15.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 28151000200 compare to Metcalfe overall?
Tract 28151000200 scores 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Metcalfe at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Metcalfe; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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