Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 37035010201 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37035010201 · Catawba County, NC · pop 5,551
Here is how census tract 37035010201, in Catawba in Catawba County, looks to a landlord: a 4.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,551. That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 27% of renter households, a moderate level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $857 a month against an average household income of $61,641 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,781
Renter share15.9%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$61,641
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
34
th percentile
Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Catawba County and the region
Centroid at 35.7818, -81.2003 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 37035010201 scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
2.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$857 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 37035010201 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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)
- 662Total filings over 16 yrs
- 10.81%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.6%Peak (2006)
- 28Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 42% over the past 16 months.
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.
- 11.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.1%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 32.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 37035010201
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by North Carolina eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Catawba County average of 5.0 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 662 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 10.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.6% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37035010201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37035010201?
Census tract 37035010201 in Catawba County scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 37035010201?
Median gross rent is $857/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37035010201?
4.7% of residents in tract 37035010201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,551.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37035010201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 54th, minority 49th, housing 22th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37035010201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 662 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37035010201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.81% of renter households, peaking at 18.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37035010201 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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