Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Metcalfe Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 28151000200 · Washington County, MS · pop 1,835 · 12% of tract blocks fall in Metcalfe
For landlords sizing up Metcalfe, census tract 28151000200 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 64% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
39% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $455 a month while the average household earns $43,472 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
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
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
89
th percentile
High
National
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Metcalfe and the region
Centroid at 33.4709, -91.0776 · click any tract to drill in
Why Metcalfe scores 6.2
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
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 8.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Metcalfe, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Washington County average of 5.8 and above the Mississippi statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 92nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.3% 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 28151000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28151000200?
Census tract 28151000200 in Metcalfe scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Metcalfe at 2.8/10. 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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