2 census tracts · pop 5,680 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.2–5.1
White City is a 2-tract neighborhood of Emporia, VA and houses 5,680 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, Moderate tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Emporia rate of 28.8%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. 15% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
SNAP participation is 28.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.7/10.
Court records carry 97 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The voucher gap is 13.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 10.4% of renter households.
Judgments average 6.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,059, close to the Emporia average.
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
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
White City vs EmporiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
44.6%+55%
Emporia: 28.8%
Average gross rent
$1,059+2%
Emporia: $1,037
Average HH income
$49,3450%
Emporia: $49,375
Poverty rate
13.4%-1%
Emporia: 13.5%
Renter share
62.3%+1%
Emporia: 61.9%
Geographic context
Risk heat across White City and the region
Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.2–5.1
Why White City scores 4.6
9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Rent control risk
45% of income on rent · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.7–2.7 across tracts
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
62% renter households · Range 9.7–9.7 across tracts
9.7
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
13.4% below poverty line · Range 2.4–4.7 across tracts
3.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 6.3–6.4 across tracts
6.3
Risk score comparison
White City vs. parent city, state, U.S.
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
Census tracts
2 tracts in White City
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in White City
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
97Total filings (sum)
7.72%Avg annual filing rate
10.4%Peak year (2016)
7.72%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in White City
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.6%Housing insecurity
15.1%Utility shutoff threat
28.4%Food insecurity
27.8%SNAP enrollment
13.1%No health insurance
42.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About White City
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for White City?
White City scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 City compare to Emporia overall?
White City scores 0.0 points higher than Emporia overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,059 vs $1,037.
Q3
What is the average rent in White City?
Average gross rent in White City is $1,059/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of White City residents are renters?
62% of White City households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Emporia). The neighborhood has 5,680 residents.
Q5
Is White City a high social-vulnerability area?
White City sits in the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). 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 City have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in White City is census tract 51595890100 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 5.1, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is White City for landlords?
White City carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Emporia as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of White City?
White City has 5,633 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (63.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (19.6%), Hispanic / Latino (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
