1 census tracts · pop 2,460 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Woodrow maps to a single census tract in New Bern, NC and houses 2,460 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 40% against 28.7% citywide, putting Woodrow 11.0% over its own city. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.5/10.
The poverty rate is 31%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10. 18.3% 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.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10. At $859 a month, rents sit 21% under what the rest of New Bern commands. Food insecurity affects 31.3% of adults, 13.5 points above the national rate.
The filing record is not thin: 96 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 7.6% of renter households. That places it #1 of 4 neighborhoods in New Bern.
Judgments average 4.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are DeGraffenried Park and Oakdale.
One tract means one number: 5.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Woodrow vs New BernHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Woodrow
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
96Total filings (sum)
7.14%Avg annual filing rate
7.6%Peak year (2018)
7.58%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Woodrow
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.8%Housing insecurity
18.3%Utility shutoff threat
31.3%Food insecurity
32.1%SNAP enrollment
12.1%No health insurance
41.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Woodrow
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Woodrow?
Woodrow scores 5.5/10 (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 Woodrow compare to New Bern overall?
Woodrow scores 1.4 points higher than New Bern overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $859 vs $1,081.
Q3
What is the average rent in Woodrow?
Average gross rent in Woodrow is $859/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Woodrow residents are renters?
55% of Woodrow households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in New Bern). The neighborhood has 2,460 residents.
Q5
Is Woodrow a high social-vulnerability area?
Woodrow sits in the 95th 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 Woodrow for landlords?
Woodrow carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 New Bern as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Woodrow?
Woodrow has 2,350 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (62%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.5%), Hispanic / Latino (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
