1 census tracts · pop 2,851 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Lakewood Park maps to a single census tract in Newport News, VA and houses 2,851 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 83% against 30.6% citywide, putting Lakewood Park 52.1% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $1,900, 42% above the Newport News average of $1,339. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
27% 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. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 32 evictions logged in this tract. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 7.5% of adults, 10.3 points below the national rate. The voucher gap is 12.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 9.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.4% in 2016 against a 9.9% peak.
Among the 30 mapped neighborhoods of Newport News, it ranks #22 by risk, the lower third. At 5% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lakewood Park vs Newport NewsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lakewood Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
32Total filings (sum)
6.04%Avg annual filing rate
9.9%Peak year (2014)
8.40%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lakewood Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.8%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
5.6%No health insurance
27.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lakewood Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lakewood Park?
Lakewood Park scores 3/10 (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 Lakewood Park compare to Newport News overall?
Lakewood Park scores 1.0 points lower than Newport News overall (4/10). Renters spend 83% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,900 vs $1,339.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lakewood Park?
Average gross rent in Lakewood Park is $1,900/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lakewood Park residents are renters?
5% of Lakewood Park households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Newport News). The neighborhood has 2,851 residents.
Q5
Is Lakewood Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Lakewood Park sits in the 10th 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
How safe is Lakewood Park for landlords?
Lakewood Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Newport News as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lakewood Park?
Lakewood Park has 2,891 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
