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Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Hempstead Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36059407102 · Nassau County, NY · pop 7,423

In Hempstead in Nassau County, census tract 36059407102 scores 6.4/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 85th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,664 a month while the average household earns $152,706 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 4% Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,678
Renter share11.9%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$152,706

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 11 tracts In Hempstead
Very Low
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#20 of 281 tracts In Nassau County
Very High
Within state
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#3,543 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Low
National
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#20,889 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hempstead and the region

Centroid at 40.6945, -73.6089 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hempstead scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from 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
$2,664 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hempstead
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hempstead
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hempstead
7.4

How Hempstead compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hempstead risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 407102Hempstead: 9.49.4Hempsteadparent cityCounty: 2.62.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hempstead

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Hempstead eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Nassau County average of 5.5 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 36059407102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36059407102?

Census tract 36059407102 in Hempstead scores 5.3/10 (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 36059407102?

Median gross rent is $2,664/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36059407102?

2.9% of residents in tract 36059407102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,423.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36059407102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 48th, minority 98th, housing 37th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36059407102 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.7% 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. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36059407102 compare to Hempstead overall?

Tract 36059407102 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of Hempstead at 9.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from 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 Hempstead

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

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