Skip to content
Census Tract · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Enfield Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 37083930901 · Halifax County, NC · pop 1,539 · 29% of tract blocks fall in Enfield

Enfield is where census tract 37083930901 sits, home to 1,539 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #5,071 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $572 a month. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 18% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units638
Renter share44.4%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate33.9%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Enfield
Very High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 16 tracts In Halifax County
High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
National
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#8,912 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Enfield and the region

Centroid at 36.2495, -77.6974 · click any tract to drill in

Why Enfield scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Enfield
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
33.9% poverty · this tract
8.5
Supply constraint
$572 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Enfield
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Enfield
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Enfield
8.7

How Enfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Enfield risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 930901Enfield: 3.23.2Enfieldparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 Enfield

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Enfield, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Halifax County average of 6.3 and above 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 23.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 97th 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.

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 37083930901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37083930901?

Census tract 37083930901 in Enfield scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 37083930901?

Median gross rent is $572/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37083930901?

33.9% of residents in tract 37083930901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,539.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37083930901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 94th, minority 87th, housing 94th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 37083930901 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.9% 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. 18.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 37083930901 compare to Enfield overall?

Tract 37083930901 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Enfield at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Enfield; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Enfield

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

Related