Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
White City Eviction Risk: Moderate , Emporia
Tract 51595890200 · Emporia city, VA · pop 3,202 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Tract 51595890200 sits in the White City area of Emporia, VA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. Population here is 3,202. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,304
Renter share49.5%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$49,888
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Emporia and the region
Centroid at 36.6983, -77.5485 · click any tract to drill in
Why White City scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Emporia
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,056 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Emporia
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Emporia
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Emporia
6.0
How White City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 39Total filings over 1 yrs
- 5.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.6%Peak (2016)
- 39Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within White City. 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.
- 17.8%Housing insecurity
- 12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.6%Food insecurity
- 24.0%SNAP enrollment
- 12.4%Transit barriers
- 12.0%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 42.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in White City
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.4/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.4/10. SNAP participation runs 24.0% against 15.2% nationally.
Court records carry 39 eviction filings across 1 observed years. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
The voucher gap is 13.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. The worst year on record was 2016, when 5.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 5.6% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 8.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 42% of renters.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 51595890200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51595890200?
Census tract 51595890200 in the White City neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 51595890200?
Median gross rent is $1,056/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51595890200?
9.4% of residents in tract 51595890200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,202.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51595890200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 93th, minority 73th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 51595890200 considered part of White City?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51595890200 fall within White City (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51595890200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 39 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 51595890200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.64% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 51595890200 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.8% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 51595890200 compare to Emporia overall?
Tract 51595890200 scores 4.2/10, lower than the parent city of Emporia at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Emporia; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Emporia
Top eight tracts in Emporia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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