Census Tract · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally
Conover Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37035010203 ·
Catawba County, NC · pop 3,065 · 43% of tract blocks fall in Conover
Tract 37035010203 sits in Conover, NC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.5/10. Population here is 3,065. Against Catawba County at 31.4%, 50% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%Stable renters 13%Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,389
Renter share26.2%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$40,922
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 4 tracts In Conover
Very High
Within county
64th percentile
#13 of 34 tracts In Catawba County
Elevated
Within state
68th percentile
#864 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
National
51th percentile
#41,206 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Conover and the region
Centroid at 35.7529, -81.2288 · click any tract to drill in
Why Conover scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Conover
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$666 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Conover
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Conover
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Conover
5.9
How Conover compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
13.1%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
18.4%Food insecurity
15.2%SNAP enrollment
9.4%Transit barriers
12.7%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
36.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Conover
The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.4/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10.
Average gross rent is $666, 26% below the Conover average. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10. Severe burden reaches 13%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Catawba County average of 4.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $40,922.
26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 37035010203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37035010203?
Census tract 37035010203 in Conover scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 37035010203?
Median gross rent is $666/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37035010203?
15.3% of residents in tract 37035010203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,065.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37035010203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 56th, minority 43th, housing 72th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 37035010203 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.1% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 37035010203 compare to Conover overall?
Tract 37035010203 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Conover at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Conover; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Conover
Top eight tracts in Conover ranked by composite eviction-risk score.