Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Roanoke Rapids Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37083930200 · Halifax County, NC · pop 4,780
37083930200 is a census tract in Roanoke Rapids, NC. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,780. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units2,108
Renter share46.1%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$58,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Roanoke Rapids and the region
Centroid at 36.4552, -77.6412 · click any tract to drill in
Why Roanoke Rapids scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Roanoke Rapids
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$802 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Roanoke Rapids
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Roanoke Rapids
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Roanoke Rapids
7.1
How Roanoke Rapids compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%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)
- 1,273Total filings over 14 yrs
- 9.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.2%Peak (2004)
- 67Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 55% over the past 14 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.
- 11.1%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.9%Food insecurity
- 11.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 31.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Roanoke Rapids
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.3/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10.
Against the Halifax County average of 4.5, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.5 points. Against Halifax County at 44.1%, 36% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Court records carry 1,273 eviction filings across 14 observed years. Severe burden reaches 9%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
The worst year on record was 2004, when 16.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 10.0% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.1/10. Against average income of $58,333, annual rent is just 16%.
Statewide the NC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 37083930200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37083930200?
Census tract 37083930200 in Roanoke Rapids scores 3/10 (Lower 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 37083930200?
Median gross rent is $802/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37083930200?
13.9% of residents in tract 37083930200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,780.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37083930200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 54th, minority 51th, housing 82th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37083930200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,273 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 37083930200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.99% of renter households, peaking at 16.2% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37083930200 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.1% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37083930200 compare to Roanoke Rapids overall?
Tract 37083930200 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Roanoke Rapids at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Roanoke Rapids; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Roanoke Rapids
Top eight tracts in Roanoke Rapids ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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