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Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

High Point Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37081013800 · Guilford County, NC · pop 4,519

Census tract 37081013800 runs through High Point. With 4,519 residents, it scores 5.6/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $787 monthly, set against $39,448 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 34% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,512
Renter share56.0%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate35.1%
Median income$39,448

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 33 tracts In High Point
Very High
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 126 tracts In Guilford County
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#184 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
National
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#15,522 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across High Point and the region

Centroid at 35.9687, -79.9903 · click any tract to drill in

Why High Point scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from High Point
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
35.1% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$787 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from High Point
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from High Point
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from High Point
3.0

How High Point compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
High Point risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 013800High Point: 2.92.9High Pointparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

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)

  • 2,125Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 47.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 58.5%Peak (2014)
  • 360Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370810138002005: 474 filings (47.51/100 renter HHs)2013: 431 filings (50.00/100 renter HHs)2014: 504 filings (58.47/100 renter HHs)2015: 356 filings (41.30/100 renter HHs)2016: 360 filings (39.13/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 24% over the past 5 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 High Point

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.8/10. 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 High Point eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Guilford 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 30.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,125 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 47.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 58.5% of renter households in 2014.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37081013800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37081013800?

Census tract 37081013800 in High Point scores 5.7/10 (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 37081013800?

Median gross rent is $787/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37081013800?

35.1% of residents in tract 37081013800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,519.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37081013800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 100th, minority 92th, housing 94th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37081013800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,125 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 37081013800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 47.28% of renter households, peaking at 58.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37081013800 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.7% 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. 22.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37081013800 compare to High Point overall?

Tract 37081013800 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of High Point at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from High Point eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in High Point

Top eight tracts in High Point ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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