Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
River Bend Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37049960404 · Craven County, NC · pop 2,973 · 75% of tract blocks fall in River Bend
Census tract 37049960404 covers River Bend, home to 2,973 residents. For landlords it grades 5.6/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,268 a month while the average household earns $68,277 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,361
Renter share9.7%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$68,277
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across River Bend and the region
Centroid at 35.0711, -77.1618 · click any tract to drill in
Why River Bend scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from River Bend
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,268 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from River Bend
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from River Bend
3.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from River Bend
6.6
How River Bend compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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)
- 17Total filings over 2 yrs
- 3.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.3%Peak (2016)
- 8Filings 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.
- 8.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.8%Food insecurity
- 10.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 8.4%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 37.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in River Bend
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 inherited from River Bend, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Craven County average of 5.4 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 17 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.3% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37049960404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37049960404?
Census tract 37049960404 in River Bend scores 2.9/10 (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 37049960404?
Median gross rent is $1,268/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37049960404?
8.8% of residents in tract 37049960404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,973.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37049960404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 70th, minority 36th, housing 50th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37049960404?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37049960404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.10% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37049960404 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.5% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37049960404 compare to River Bend overall?
Tract 37049960404 scores 2.9/10, higher than the parent city of River Bend at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from River Bend; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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