Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
West Hempstead Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36059406201 · Nassau County, NY · pop 3,417
Tract 36059406201 covers West Hempstead in New York. Home to 3,417 residents, it scores 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #27,175 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,223 a month against an average household income of $133,145 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units902
Renter share12.1%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$133,145
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Hempstead and the region
Centroid at 40.6933, -73.6445 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Hempstead scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Hempstead
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,223 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Hempstead
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Hempstead
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Hempstead
5.1
How West Hempstead compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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.
- 16.2%Housing insecurity
- 8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.0%Food insecurity
- 12.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.5%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Hempstead
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.5/10. 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 West Hempstead 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 Nassau County average of 5.5 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 45th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.2% 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 36059406201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059406201?
Census tract 36059406201 in West Hempstead scores 1.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36059406201?
Median gross rent is $2,223/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36059406201?
2.9% of residents in tract 36059406201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,417.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36059406201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 31th, minority 82th, housing 59th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36059406201 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.2% 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.
Q6
How does tract 36059406201 compare to West Hempstead overall?
Tract 36059406201 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of West Hempstead at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Hempstead eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Hempstead
Top eight tracts in West Hempstead ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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