2 census tracts · pop 2,454 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5–5.5
FUSE is a 2-tract neighborhood of Gastonia, NC and houses 2,454 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Gastonia baseline of 31.7%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
SNAP participation is 41.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 33%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $38,122 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. This is a renter market: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side is economic stress at 8.3/10.
Average gross rent is $1,056, 12% below the Gastonia average of $1,204. 17.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #1 of 4 neighborhoods in Gastonia.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Loray Mill Historic District and Downtown Gastonia Historic District. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
FUSE vs GastoniaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in FUSE
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.1%Housing insecurity
23.0%Utility shutoff threat
41.0%Food insecurity
42.3%SNAP enrollment
18.0%No health insurance
45.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About FUSE
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for FUSE?
FUSE scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 FUSE compare to Gastonia overall?
FUSE scores 1.3 points higher than Gastonia overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,056 vs $1,204.
Q3
What is the average rent in FUSE?
Average gross rent in FUSE is $1,056/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of FUSE residents are renters?
71% of FUSE households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Gastonia). The neighborhood has 2,454 residents.
Q5
Is FUSE a high social-vulnerability area?
FUSE sits in the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 FUSE have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in FUSE is census tract 37071031902 (score 5.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.5, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is FUSE for landlords?
FUSE carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Gastonia as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of FUSE?
FUSE has 2,729 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (62.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.4%), Other / Multiracial (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
