Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Hope Mills Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37051003003 · Cumberland County, NC · pop 7,238 · 9% of tract blocks fall in Hope Mills
Census tract 37051003003 covers Hope Mills in Cumberland County, home to 7,238 residents. For landlords it grades 6.2/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #17,022 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,212 monthly, set against $92,539 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,421
Renter share18.2%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$92,539
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hope Mills and the region
Centroid at 34.9062, -78.9073 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hope Mills scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,212 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%Housing & transportation
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.
- 13.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.4%Food insecurity
- 12.0%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 9.3%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 31.1%Any disability
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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% 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 37051003003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37051003003?
Census tract 37051003003 in Hope Mills scores 3/10 (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 37051003003?
Median gross rent is $1,212/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37051003003?
8.4% of residents in tract 37051003003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,238.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37051003003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 74th, minority 59th, housing 13th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 37051003003 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.7% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 37051003003 compare to Hope Mills overall?
Tract 37051003003 scores 3/10, right in line with 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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37051001603
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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37051003105
5
/ 10 · Moderate
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37051001901
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
37051001605
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
37051003106
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
37051001606
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
37051003103
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · NC
37051003102
3.3
/ 10 · Low
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