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Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Bessemer City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37071031600 · Gaston County, NC · pop 4,018 · 48% of tract blocks fall in Bessemer City

With a score of 5.2/10, tract 37071031600 in Bessemer City ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,018 residents. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $974 a month against an average household income of $47,190 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 26% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,466
Renter share47.5%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate22.5%
Median income$47,190

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Bessemer City
Very High
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 85 tracts In Gaston County
High
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#631 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
High
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,578 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bessemer City and the region

Centroid at 35.2681, -81.2849 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bessemer City scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bessemer City
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
22.5% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$974 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bessemer City
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bessemer City
2.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bessemer City
2.4

How Bessemer City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bessemer City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 031600Bessemer City: 2.52.5Bessemer Cityparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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)

  • 749Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 10.81%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.5%Peak (2013)
  • 42Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370710316002005: 70 filings (12.48/100 renter HHs)2006: 65 filings (11.58/100 renter HHs)2008: 72 filings (12.83/100 renter HHs)2009: 60 filings (10.69/100 renter HHs)2010: 50 filings (10.08/100 renter HHs)2011: 38 filings (6.55/100 renter HHs)2012: 63 filings (10.86/100 renter HHs)2013: 84 filings (14.48/100 renter HHs)2014: 71 filings (12.24/100 renter HHs)2015: 75 filings (12.93/100 renter HHs)2016: 59 filings (8.74/100 renter HHs)2017: 42 filings (6.22/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 40% over the past 12 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 Bessemer City

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Bessemer City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Gaston County average of 5.5 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37071031600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071031600?

Census tract 37071031600 in Bessemer City scores 4.7/10 (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 37071031600?

Median gross rent is $974/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37071031600?

22.5% of residents in tract 37071031600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,018.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37071031600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 59th, minority 42th, housing 45th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071031600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 749 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071031600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.81% of renter households, peaking at 14.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37071031600 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.7% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37071031600 compare to Bessemer City overall?

Tract 37071031600 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Bessemer City at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bessemer City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bessemer City

Top eight tracts in Bessemer City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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