Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Conover Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37035010203 · Catawba County, NC · pop 3,065 · 43% of tract blocks fall in Conover
For landlords sizing up Conover, census tract 37035010203 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $666 a month while the average household earns $40,922 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
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 county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Conover and the region
Centroid at 35.7529, -81.2288 · click any tract to drill in
Why Conover scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
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.
- 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
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.4/10. 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 Conover, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Catawba County average of 5.0 and in line with 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 13.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37035010203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37035010203?
Census tract 37035010203 in Conover scores 4.2/10 (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 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Conover at 2.4/10. 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.
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