Within parent city
91
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Gastonia Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37071033400 · Gaston County, NC · pop 3,119 · 8% of tract blocks fall in Gastonia
Eviction risk in Gastonia eviction risk in Gaston County centers on tract 37071033400, which scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,119 residents. On the national scale it ranks #13,120 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 76% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $976 a month against an average household income of $37,185 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,277
Renter share39.4%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate25.5%
Median income$37,185
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gastonia and the region
Centroid at 35.1882, -81.2085 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gastonia scores 5.5
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
25.5% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$976 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 Gastonia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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)
- 939Total filings over 12 yrs
- 20.38%Avg annual filing rate
- 31.2%Peak (2009)
- 45Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 42% 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.
- 17.7%Housing insecurity
- 11.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.7%Food insecurity
- 20.7%SNAP enrollment
- 12.0%Transit barriers
- 15.9%No health insurance
- 19.6%Frequent mental distress
- 39.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gastonia
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Gastonia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Gaston County average of 5.5 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 939 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 20.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 31.2% of renter households in 2009.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071033400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071033400?
Census tract 37071033400 in Gastonia scores 5.5/10 (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 37071033400?
Median gross rent is $976/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071033400?
25.5% of residents in tract 37071033400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,119.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071033400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 78th, minority 35th, housing 73th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071033400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 939 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071033400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.38% of renter households, peaking at 31.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37071033400 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.7% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37071033400 compare to Gastonia overall?
Tract 37071033400 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Gastonia at 2.7/10. 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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/ 10 · Moderate
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