Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Roanoke Rapids Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37083930503 · Halifax County, NC · pop 1,639 · 15% of tract blocks fall in Roanoke Rapids
Tract 37083930503, home to 1,639 residents in Roanoke Rapids in Halifax County, scores 5.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #36,763 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $612 a month against an average household income of $49,714 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units710
Renter share12.8%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate15.5%
Median income$49,714
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
80
th percentile
High
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Roanoke Rapids and the region
Centroid at 36.4674, -77.7267 · click any tract to drill in
Why Roanoke Rapids scores 4.9
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
15.5% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$612 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%Housing & transportation
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.
- 17.1%Housing insecurity
- 12.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.0%Food insecurity
- 24.5%SNAP enrollment
- 12.3%Transit barriers
- 12.4%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 42.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Roanoke Rapids
What moves this score most is 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 below the Halifax County average of 6.3 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37083930503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37083930503?
Census tract 37083930503 in Roanoke Rapids scores 4.9/10 (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 37083930503?
Median gross rent is $612/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37083930503?
15.5% of residents in tract 37083930503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,639.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37083930503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 68th, minority 58th, housing 18th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 37083930503 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.1% 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. 12.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 37083930503 compare to Roanoke Rapids overall?
Tract 37083930503 scores 4.9/10, 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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