2 census tracts · pop 2,465 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 3.2–4.9
Long Beach is a 2-tract neighborhood of Oak Island, NC and houses 2,465 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 46%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Average gross rent is $752, 44% below the Oak Island average of $1,339. 58% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Oak Island rate of 44.6%. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.1/10.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.2 to 4.9, a 1.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.5/10.
Food insecurity affects 7.9% of adults, 9.9 points below the national rate. At 16% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Long Beach vs Oak IslandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority4%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Long Beach
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.1%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
6.8%No health insurance
33.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Long Beach
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Long Beach?
Long Beach scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Long Beach compare to Oak Island overall?
Long Beach scores 1.0 points higher than Oak Island overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 45% citywide. Average rent: $752 vs $1,339.
Q3
What is the average rent in Long Beach?
Average gross rent in Long Beach is $752/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Long Beach residents are renters?
16% of Long Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 10% in Oak Island). The neighborhood has 2,465 residents.
Q5
Is Long Beach a high social-vulnerability area?
Long Beach sits in the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Long Beach have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Long Beach is census tract 37019020315 (score 4.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 4.9, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Long Beach for landlords?
Long Beach carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Oak Island as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Long Beach?
Long Beach has 2,786 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (94.5%), Other / Multiracial (3.9%), Hispanic / Latino (0.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
