Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Kenworth Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hickory
Tract 37035010900 · Catawba County, NC · pop 3,136 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
37035010900 is a census tract in the Kenworth area of Hickory, NC. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,298
Renter share46.2%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate42.6%
Median income$26,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hickory and the region
Centroid at 35.7214, -81.3325 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kenworth scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hickory
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
42.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$568 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hickory
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hickory
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hickory
5.9
How Kenworth compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%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)
- 3,146Total filings over 16 yrs
- 23.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 36.8%Peak (2008)
- 306Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 51% over the past 16 months.
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.
- 27.7%Housing insecurity
- 21.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.9%Food insecurity
- 41.4%SNAP enrollment
- 19.9%Transit barriers
- 19.1%No health insurance
- 21.1%Frequent mental distress
- 46.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kenworth
Average gross rent is $568, 47% below the Hickory average. The poverty rate is 43%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.6/10. It sits 1.4 points above the Catawba County average of 4.0.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 21.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The severe-burden share is 10%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3,146 filings here across 16 tracked years. Adults with no health insurance runs 19.1% against 11.3% nationally. The worst year on record was 2008, when 36.8% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 23.7% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37035010900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37035010900?
Census tract 37035010900 in the Kenworth neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 37035010900?
Median gross rent is $568/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37035010900?
42.6% of residents in tract 37035010900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,136.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37035010900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 96th, minority 77th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 37035010900 considered part of Kenworth?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37035010900 fall within Kenworth (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37035010900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,146 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37035010900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.70% of renter households, peaking at 36.8% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37035010900 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.7% 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. 21.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37035010900 compare to Hickory overall?
Tract 37035010900 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Hickory at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hickory eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Hickory
Top eight tracts in Hickory ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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5
/ 10 · Moderate
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5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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37035011101
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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