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Neighborhood · Kernersville, NC

North Lake Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 7,818 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10 · range 3–4.2

North Lake is a 2-tract neighborhood of Kernersville, NC, population 7,818. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, Lower tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.

Against a Kernersville baseline of 28.6%, 20% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.9/10.

Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.2. A 1.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 12% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Filings are well documented here: 738 across 2 observed tracts.

Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.7/10. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 52.0% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 16.4% in 2012, is well off that peak. That places it #3 of 7 neighborhoods in Kernersville.

For a like-for-like read, Copperfield and Caleb's Creek score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,056, close to the Kernersville average.

33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
North Lake vs Kernersville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
19.6% -31%
Kernersville: 28.6%
Average gross rent
$1,056 -2%
Kernersville: $1,082
Average HH income
$71,232 +2%
Kernersville: $69,923
Poverty rate
7.5% -35%
Kernersville: 11.5%
Renter share
33.2% -16%
Kernersville: 39.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across North Lake and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–4.2

Why North Lake scores 3.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Rent control risk
20% of income on rent · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.7–2.7 across tracts
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
33% renter households · Range 8.6–8.6 across tracts
8.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Economic stress
7.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–3.0 across tracts
1.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.2–6.3 across tracts
4.1
Risk score comparison

North Lake vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

North Lake score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.6North LakeNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in North Lake

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
37067003108 4.2 3,650 18% $1,311
37067003107 3 4,168 21% $833
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 58

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 55%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 69%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in North Lake

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 738Total filings (sum)
  • 22.52%Avg annual filing rate
  • 52.0%Peak year (2010)
  • 17.32%Latest filed (2012)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in North Lake

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About North Lake

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for North Lake?

North Lake scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 North Lake compare to Kernersville overall?

North Lake scores 0.4 points lower than Kernersville overall (4/10). Renters spend 20% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,056 vs $1,082.
Q3

What is the average rent in North Lake?

Average gross rent in North Lake is $1,056/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of North Lake residents are renters?

33% of North Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Kernersville). The neighborhood has 7,818 residents.
Q5

Is North Lake a high social-vulnerability area?

North Lake sits in the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in North Lake have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in North Lake is census tract 37067003108 (score 4.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.2, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7

How safe is North Lake for landlords?

North Lake carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kernersville as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of North Lake?

North Lake has 7,599 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.6%), Hispanic / Latino (15.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Kernersville

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to North Lake.

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