1 census tracts · pop 3,136 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Kenworth maps to a single census tract in Hickory, NC and houses 3,136 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. At $568 a month, rents sit 47% under what the rest of Hickory commands.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 43%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10. 21.7% 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. Against a Hickory baseline of 26.0%, 34% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Court records for this tract carry 3,146 eviction filings.
Severe burden reaches 10%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 19.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 36.8% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 37.2% in 2018 against a 36.8% peak. That places it #1 of 8 neighborhoods in Hickory. The closest comparables inside the same city are Claremont and Sweetwater.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kenworth vs HickoryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kenworth
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,146Total filings (sum)
23.70%Avg annual filing rate
36.8%Peak year (2008)
37.18%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kenworth
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.7%Housing insecurity
21.7%Utility shutoff threat
39.9%Food insecurity
41.4%SNAP enrollment
19.1%No health insurance
46.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kenworth
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kenworth?
Kenworth scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Kenworth compare to Hickory overall?
Kenworth scores 1.4 points higher than Hickory overall (4/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $568 vs $1,063.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kenworth?
Average gross rent in Kenworth is $568/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kenworth residents are renters?
46% of Kenworth households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Hickory). The neighborhood has 3,136 residents.
Q5
Is Kenworth a high social-vulnerability area?
Kenworth sits in the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Kenworth for landlords?
Kenworth carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Hickory as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kenworth?
Kenworth has 3,200 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (40.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.8%), Hispanic / Latino (15.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
