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Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

James City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37049961002 · Craven County, NC · pop 4,326 · 85% of tract blocks fall in James City

Census tract 37049961002 sits in James City, North Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 28% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,167 monthly, set against $60,521 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 9% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,650
Renter share17.4%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$60,521

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In James City
Very High
Within county
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#19 of 26 tracts In Craven County
Low
Within state
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#1,693 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
National
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#54,934 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across James City and the region

Centroid at 35.0454, -76.9981 · click any tract to drill in

Why James City scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from James City
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,167 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from James City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from James City
1.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from James City
1.8

How James City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
James City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 961002James City: 2.52.5James Cityparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 38Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 6.72%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.1%Peak (2018)
  • 23Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in James City

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from James City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Craven County average of 5.4 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 77th 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 37049961002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37049961002?

Census tract 37049961002 in James City scores 3.2/10 (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 37049961002?

Median gross rent is $1,167/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37049961002?

10.5% of residents in tract 37049961002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,326.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37049961002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 92th, minority 47th, housing 74th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37049961002?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 38 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37049961002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.72% of renter households, peaking at 8.1% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37049961002 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.4% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37049961002 compare to James City overall?

Tract 37049961002 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of James City at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from James City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in James City

Top eight tracts in James City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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