1 census tracts · pop 6,337 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Gum Springs maps to a single census tract in Fort Hunt, VA and houses 6,337 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. At $824 a month, rents sit 76% under what the rest of Fort Hunt commands.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.3/10. Against a Fort Hunt baseline of 24.9%, 31% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.3/10. Court records for this tract carry 97 eviction filings.
Severe burden reaches 11%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. SNAP participation is 6.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 4.4% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 8.9% of adults, 8.9 points below the national rate. That places it #1 of 5 neighborhoods in Fort Hunt. Judgments average 1.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Gum Springs vs Fort HuntHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Gum Springs
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
97Total filings (sum)
2.98%Avg annual filing rate
4.4%Peak year (2016)
4.40%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gum Springs
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.8%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
6.7%SNAP enrollment
6.2%No health insurance
25.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gum Springs
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gum Springs?
Gum Springs scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Gum Springs compare to Fort Hunt overall?
Gum Springs scores 0.0 points higher than Fort Hunt overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $824 vs $3,501.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gum Springs?
Average gross rent in Gum Springs is $824/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gum Springs residents are renters?
21% of Gum Springs households are renter-occupied (vs 6% in Fort Hunt). The neighborhood has 6,337 residents.
Q5
Is Gum Springs a high social-vulnerability area?
Gum Springs sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Gum Springs for landlords?
Gum Springs carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fort Hunt as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Gum Springs?
Gum Springs has 6,284 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.6%), Hispanic / Latino (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
