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Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Hope Mills Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37051001901 · Cumberland County, NC · pop 2,199 · 41% of tract blocks fall in Hope Mills

Here is how census tract 37051001901, in Hope Mills eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.6/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,199. On the national scale it ranks #9,962 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,187 a month against an average household income of $52,917 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 21% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units880
Renter share44.5%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate22.4%
Median income$52,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 9 tracts In Hope Mills
High
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#35 of 81 tracts In Cumberland County
Elevated
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#576 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
High
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,017 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hope Mills and the region

Centroid at 34.9984, -78.9658 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hope Mills scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hope Mills
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
22.4% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,187 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hope Mills
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hope Mills
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hope Mills
6.5

How Hope Mills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hope Mills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 001901Hope Mills: 2.92.9Hope Millsparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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)

  • 891Total filings over 16 yrs
  • 13.82%Avg annual filing rate
  • 22.8%Peak (2003)
  • 48Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370510019012002: 67 filings (17.77/100 renter HHs)2003: 86 filings (22.81/100 renter HHs)2005: 56 filings (13.24/100 renter HHs)2006: 56 filings (13.24/100 renter HHs)2007: 59 filings (13.95/100 renter HHs)2008: 61 filings (14.42/100 renter HHs)2009: 49 filings (11.58/100 renter HHs)2010: 68 filings (18.73/100 renter HHs)2011: 55 filings (12.25/100 renter HHs)2012: 39 filings (8.69/100 renter HHs)2013: 46 filings (10.24/100 renter HHs)2014: 41 filings (9.13/100 renter HHs)2015: 55 filings (12.25/100 renter HHs)2016: 52 filings (14.57/100 renter HHs)2017: 53 filings (14.85/100 renter HHs)2018: 48 filings (13.45/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 28% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hope Mills

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.6/10. 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 Hope Mills eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 891 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 13.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.8% of renter households in 2003.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 37051001901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37051001901?

Census tract 37051001901 in Hope Mills scores 4.8/10 (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 37051001901?

Median gross rent is $1,187/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37051001901?

22.4% of residents in tract 37051001901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,199.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37051001901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 92th, minority 66th, housing 66th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37051001901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 891 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37051001901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.82% of renter households, peaking at 22.8% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37051001901 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.6% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37051001901 compare to Hope Mills overall?

Tract 37051001901 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Hope Mills at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hope Mills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hope Mills

Top eight tracts in Hope Mills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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