Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
L L Wilkins Eviction Risk: Moderate , Durham
Tract 37063001802 ·
Durham County, NC · pop 6,965 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
37063001802 is a census tract in the L L Wilkins area of Durham, NC. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,965 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.4/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%Stable renters 23%Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units2,248
Renter share46.1%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$56,961
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In L L Wilkins
Moderate
Within parent city
80th percentile
#15 of 70 tracts In Durham
High
Within county
88th percentile
#9 of 68 tracts In Durham County
High
Within state
92th percentile
#217 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Durham and the region
Centroid at 35.9874, -78.8518 · click any tract to drill in
Why L L Wilkins scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Durham
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$987 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Durham
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Durham
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Durham
4.5
How L L Wilkins compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
90%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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)
3,811Total filings over 11 yrs
36.21%Avg annual filing rate
52.1%Peak (2009)
252Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2005 to 2017
Filings dropped 45% over the past 11 months.
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.
26.4%Housing insecurity
17.2%Utility-shutoff threat
34.1%Food insecurity
30.0%SNAP enrollment
16.8%Transit barriers
22.6%No health insurance
19.1%Frequent mental distress
39.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in L L Wilkins
Average gross rent is $987, 35% below the Durham average. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. Food insecurity runs 34.1% against 17.8% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 8.1/10. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. It sits 1.3 points above the Durham County average of 4.1.
Adults with no health insurance runs 22.6% against 11.3% nationally. The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
about half of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Durham County average of 43.8%. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3,811 filings here across 11 tracked years.
The worst year on record was 2009, when 52.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 36.2% of renter households face a filing.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 37063001802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37063001802?
Census tract 37063001802 in the L L Wilkins neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 37063001802?
Median gross rent is $987/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37063001802?
19.7% of residents in tract 37063001802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,965.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37063001802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 98th, minority 91th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 37063001802 considered part of L L Wilkins?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37063001802 fall within L L Wilkins (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37063001802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,811 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 37063001802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 36.21% of renter households, peaking at 52.1% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37063001802 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.4% 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. 17.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37063001802 compare to Durham overall?
Tract 37063001802 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Durham at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Durham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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