Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Roanoke Rapids Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 37083930400 · Halifax County, NC · pop 4,009
Here is how census tract 37083930400, in Roanoke Rapids in Halifax County, looks to a landlord: a 6.7/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 4,009. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $837 a month while the average household earns $43,720 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,647
Renter share55.9%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate32.0%
Median income$43,720
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
National
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Roanoke Rapids and the region
Centroid at 36.4389, -77.6467 · click any tract to drill in
Why Roanoke Rapids scores 6
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
32.0% poverty · this tract
8.0
Supply constraint
$837 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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)
- 983Total filings over 14 yrs
- 9.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.5%Peak (2017)
- 84Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 21.2%Housing insecurity
- 15.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.7%Food insecurity
- 30.3%SNAP enrollment
- 15.1%Transit barriers
- 15.3%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 44.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Roanoke Rapids
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Roanoke Rapids, 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 21.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 983 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 9.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.5% of renter households in 2017.
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 37083930400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37083930400?
Census tract 37083930400 in Roanoke Rapids scores 6/10 (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 37083930400?
Median gross rent is $837/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37083930400?
32.0% of residents in tract 37083930400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,009.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37083930400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 99th, minority 69th, housing 96th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37083930400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 983 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 37083930400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.10% of renter households, peaking at 10.5% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37083930400 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.2% 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. 15.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37083930400 compare to Roanoke Rapids overall?
Tract 37083930400 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Roanoke Rapids at 2.7/10. 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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