1 census tracts · pop 1,509 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Lakewood is a one-tract neighborhood of Norfolk, VA and houses 1,509 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in eight against 32.3% citywide, putting Lakewood 18.6% under its own city.
Average gross rent is $285, 78% below the Norfolk average of $1,321. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The filing record is not thin: 8 evictions logged in this tract.
Food insecurity affects 7.5% of adults, 10.3 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 5.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 2.5% of renter households.
That places it #44 of 55 neighborhoods in Norfolk. Judgments average 0.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Rent takes 3% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. 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 vs NorfolkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lakewood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
8Total filings (sum)
1.98%Avg annual filing rate
2.5%Peak year (2016)
2.54%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lakewood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.2%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
5.7%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
28.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lakewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lakewood?
Lakewood 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 compare to Norfolk overall?
Lakewood scores 1.1 points lower than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 14% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $285 vs $1,321.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lakewood?
Average gross rent in Lakewood is $285/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lakewood residents are renters?
32% of Lakewood households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 1,509 residents.
Q5
Is Lakewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Lakewood sits in the 20th 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 for landlords?
Lakewood 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 Norfolk as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lakewood?
Lakewood has 1,492 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8%), Hispanic / Latino (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
