1 census tracts · pop 3,089 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.8–6.8
Pocahontas is a one-tract neighborhood of Petersburg, VA and houses 3,089 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.8/10, in the Elevated tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
This is a renter market: 78% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Against a Petersburg baseline of 30.7%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
SNAP participation is 27.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 15.7% 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. The filing record is not thin: 1,749 evictions logged in this tract.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 34.2% of renter households.
At $1,076 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Petersburg commands. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Petersburg, it ranks #4 by risk, the middle third.
One tract means one number: 6.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pocahontas vs PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pocahontas
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,749Total filings (sum)
28.31%Avg annual filing rate
34.2%Peak year (2016)
34.16%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pocahontas
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.3%Housing insecurity
15.7%Utility shutoff threat
27.1%Food insecurity
27.2%SNAP enrollment
11.6%No health insurance
39.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pocahontas
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pocahontas?
Pocahontas scores 6.8/10 (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 Pocahontas compare to Petersburg overall?
Pocahontas scores 0.9 points higher than Petersburg overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,076 vs $1,174.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pocahontas?
Average gross rent in Pocahontas is $1,076/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pocahontas residents are renters?
78% of Pocahontas households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in Petersburg). The neighborhood has 3,089 residents.
Q5
Is Pocahontas a high social-vulnerability area?
Pocahontas sits in the 71st 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
How safe is Pocahontas for landlords?
Pocahontas carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). 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 Pocahontas?
Pocahontas has 2,970 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (66.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (22%), Other / Multiracial (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
