Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Westfield Eviction Risk: Lower , Short Pump
Tract 51087200147 ·
Henrico County, VA · pop 8,070 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
51087200147 is a census tract in the Westfield area of Short Pump, VA. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 8,070 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%Stable renters 6%Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,524
Renter share11.3%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate1.6%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Westfield
Moderate
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 9 tracts In Short Pump
Very High
Within county
14th percentile
#73 of 85 tracts In Henrico County
Very Low
Within state
18th percentile
#1,798 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Short Pump and the region
Centroid at 37.6761, -77.6250 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westfield scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Short Pump
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
1.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,882 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Short Pump
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Short Pump
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Short Pump
3.7
How Westfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
1%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
33%Housing & transportation
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.
5.7%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
3.9%Transit barriers
4.3%No health insurance
11.9%Frequent mental distress
18.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westfield
Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.6/10.
Against the Henrico County average of 4.3, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.3 points. Adults with no health insurance runs 4.3% against 11.3% nationally.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 11% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $250,001, annual rent is just 9%. Statewide the VA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 51087200147
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51087200147?
Census tract 51087200147 in the Westfield neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 51087200147?
Median gross rent is $1,882/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51087200147?
1.6% of residents in tract 51087200147 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,070.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51087200147?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 17th, minority 61th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 51087200147 considered part of Westfield?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51087200147 fall within Westfield (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51087200147 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.7% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51087200147 compare to Short Pump overall?
Tract 51087200147 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Short Pump at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Short Pump eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Short Pump
Top eight tracts in Short Pump ranked by composite eviction-risk score.