4 census tracts · pop 15,052 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3–3.6
White Station takes in 4 census tracts of Memphis, TN and houses 15,052 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Average gross rent is $1,403, 19% above the Memphis average of $1,181.
33% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. That places it #23 of 26 neighborhoods in Memphis.
Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes.
32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
White Station vs MemphisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in White Station
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,014Total filings 2020-21
8.5Avg monthly observed
5.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.53×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Memphis, TN).
Frequently asked
About White Station
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for White Station?
White Station scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does White Station compare to Memphis overall?
White Station scores 0.9 points lower than Memphis overall (4/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,403 vs $1,181.
Q3
What is the average rent in White Station?
Average gross rent in White Station is $1,403/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of White Station residents are renters?
32% of White Station households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Memphis). The neighborhood has 15,052 residents.
Q5
Is White Station a high social-vulnerability area?
White Station sits in the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in White Station have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in White Station is census tract 47157021312 (score 3.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is White Station for landlords?
White Station carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Memphis as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of White Station?
White Station has 15,015 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
