2 census tracts · pop 6,061 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.4–4.9
Bernard Village is a 2-tract neighborhood of Newport News, VA and houses 6,061 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 30.6% citywide, putting Bernard Village 13.1% over its own city.
This is a renter market: 88% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 21% 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.
The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 2,496 eviction filings. 14.3% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
SNAP participation is 24.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 54.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 22.1% in 2016, is well off that peak.
At $1,431 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Newport News commands. Among the 30 mapped neighborhoods of Newport News, it ranks #9 by risk, the upper third.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bernard Village vs Newport NewsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bernard Village
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,496Total filings (sum)
41.52%Avg annual filing rate
54.5%Peak year (2013)
22.09%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bernard Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.0%Housing insecurity
13.4%Utility shutoff threat
24.0%Food insecurity
22.3%SNAP enrollment
13.0%No health insurance
33.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bernard Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bernard Village?
Bernard Village scores 4.8/10 (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 Bernard Village compare to Newport News overall?
Bernard Village scores 0.8 points higher than Newport News overall (4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,431 vs $1,339.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bernard Village?
Average gross rent in Bernard Village is $1,431/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bernard Village residents are renters?
88% of Bernard Village households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Newport News). The neighborhood has 6,061 residents.
Q5
Is Bernard Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Bernard Village sits in the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Bernard Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bernard Village is census tract 51700032128 (score 4.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 4.9, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Bernard Village for landlords?
Bernard Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Newport News as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bernard Village?
Bernard Village has 6,283 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (40.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.8%), Hispanic / Latino (22%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
