Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Gastonia Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37071032000 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,951 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 4.7/10, tract 37071032000 in the Downtown Gastonia Historic District area of Gastonia, NC reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.4/10.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,159
Renter share54.3%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$46,506
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gastonia and the region
Centroid at 35.2735, -81.1760 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Gastonia Historic District scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gastonia
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,055 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gastonia
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gastonia
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gastonia
6.8
How Downtown Gastonia Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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)
- 1,207Total filings over 12 yrs
- 18.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 25.3%Peak (2005)
- 80Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 43% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown Gastonia Historic District. 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.
- 22.3%Housing insecurity
- 15.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.3%Food insecurity
- 24.3%SNAP enrollment
- 13.9%Transit barriers
- 15.0%No health insurance
- 19.3%Frequent mental distress
- 37.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown Gastonia Historic District
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.8/10. Food insecurity runs 27.3% against 17.8% nationally. 45% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Gaston County average of 40.3%.
Court records carry 1,207 eviction filings across 12 observed years. Average gross rent is $1,055, 12% below the Gastonia average. Against the Gaston County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2005 at 25.3% of renter households. In a typical year about 18.7% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #37,882 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071032000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071032000?
Census tract 37071032000 in the Downtown Gastonia Historic District neighborhood 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 37071032000?
Median gross rent is $1,055/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071032000?
12.8% of residents in tract 37071032000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,951.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071032000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 55th, minority 75th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 37071032000 considered part of Downtown Gastonia Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071032000 fall within Downtown Gastonia Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071032000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,207 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071032000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.73% of renter households, peaking at 25.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37071032000 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.3% 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. 15.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37071032000 compare to Gastonia overall?
Tract 37071032000 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Gastonia at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gastonia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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