1 census tracts · pop 2,471 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Lakemont is a one-tract neighborhood of Petersburg, VA and houses 2,471 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. 55% 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.
Against a Petersburg baseline of 30.7%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 33.9% 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.
Set annual rent against average household income of $20,179 and the ratio lands at 52%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 52%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
SNAP participation is 63.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10.
This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Average gross rent is $872, 26% below the Petersburg average of $1,174. The filing record is not thin: 1,055 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 25.4% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 27.1% in 2016 against a 25.4% peak.
That places it #1 of 10 neighborhoods in Petersburg.
One tract means one number: 7.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lakemont vs PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lakemont
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,055Total filings (sum)
21.73%Avg annual filing rate
25.4%Peak year (2013)
27.11%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lakemont
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
39.3%Housing insecurity
33.9%Utility shutoff threat
55.5%Food insecurity
63.7%SNAP enrollment
18.7%No health insurance
54.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lakemont
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lakemont?
Lakemont scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 Lakemont compare to Petersburg overall?
Lakemont scores 1.4 points higher than Petersburg overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $872 vs $1,174.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lakemont?
Average gross rent in Lakemont is $872/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lakemont residents are renters?
66% of Lakemont households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in Petersburg). The neighborhood has 2,471 residents.
Q5
Is Lakemont a high social-vulnerability area?
Lakemont sits in the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Lakemont for landlords?
Lakemont carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 Petersburg as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lakemont?
Lakemont has 2,413 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (95.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.1%), Other / Multiracial (0.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
