Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Mebane Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37001021206 · Alamance County, NC · pop 5,804 · 61% of tract blocks fall in Mebane
With a score of 5.8/10, tract 37001021206 in Mebane ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,804 residents. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $988 monthly, set against $69,152 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units2,186
Renter share46.8%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$69,152
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mebane and the region
Centroid at 36.0855, -79.3050 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mebane scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mebane
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$988 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mebane
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mebane
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mebane
5.1
How Mebane compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,136Total filings over 17 yrs
- 11.01%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.2%Peak (2012)
- 97Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 362% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 12.8%Housing insecurity
- 8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.5%Food insecurity
- 11.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 9.7%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 29.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mebane
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Mebane eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Alamance County average of 5.2 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,136 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 11.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.2% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37001021206
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37001021206?
Census tract 37001021206 in Mebane scores 2.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 37001021206?
Median gross rent is $988/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37001021206?
9.4% of residents in tract 37001021206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,804.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37001021206?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 33th, minority 54th, housing 55th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37001021206?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,136 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 37001021206 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.01% of renter households, peaking at 15.2% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37001021206 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37001021206 compare to Mebane overall?
Tract 37001021206 scores 2.9/10, higher than the parent city of Mebane at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mebane eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mebane
Top eight tracts in Mebane ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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