Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Cramerton
Tract 37071032202 · Gaston County, NC · pop 1,848 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 37071032202 sits in the Lakewood area of Cramerton, NC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.4/10. It is home to 1,848 residents. roughly one in four of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Gaston County average of 40.3%.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units853
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$69,139
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cramerton and the region
Centroid at 35.2395, -81.0759 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cramerton
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,063 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cramerton
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cramerton
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cramerton
3.8
How Lakewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lakewood. 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.
- 11.7%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.9%Food insecurity
- 11.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 9.4%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 31.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.4/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.6/10.
Average gross rent is $1,063, 22% below the Cramerton average. 11% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
It sits 0.6 points below the Gaston County average of 4.0. Nationally it ranks #59,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.6/10.
Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $69,139. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071032202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071032202?
Census tract 37071032202 in the Lakewood neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 37071032202?
Median gross rent is $1,063/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071032202?
6.4% of residents in tract 37071032202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,848.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071032202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 70th, minority 29th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 37071032202 considered part of Lakewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071032202 fall within Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37071032202 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.7% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37071032202 compare to Cramerton overall?
Tract 37071032202 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Cramerton at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cramerton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cramerton
Top eight tracts in Cramerton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Related