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Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Roanoke Rapids Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37083930600 · Halifax County, NC · pop 3,744 · 9% of tract blocks fall in Roanoke Rapids

How risky is Roanoke Rapids in Halifax County for landlords? Census tract 37083930600 scores 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #46,091 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 15% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $590 monthly, set against $60,135 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 18% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,529
Renter share21.3%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate20.2%
Median income$60,135

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Roanoke Rapids
Elevated
Within county
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 16 tracts In Halifax County
Moderate
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#455 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,926 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Roanoke Rapids and the region

Centroid at 36.3473, -77.7382 · click any tract to drill in

Why Roanoke Rapids scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
20.2% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$590 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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.
Roanoke Rapids risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 930600Roanoke Rapids: 2.72.7Roanoke Rapidsparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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)

  • 320Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 4.46%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.2%Peak (2004)
  • 15Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370839306002004: 40 filings (10.23/100 renter HHs)2005: 28 filings (5.63/100 renter HHs)2006: 27 filings (5.43/100 renter HHs)2007: 24 filings (4.83/100 renter HHs)2008: 25 filings (5.03/100 renter HHs)2009: 25 filings (5.03/100 renter HHs)2010: 29 filings (5.33/100 renter HHs)2011: 27 filings (4.57/100 renter HHs)2012: 24 filings (4.06/100 renter HHs)2013: 16 filings (2.71/100 renter HHs)2014: 8 filings (1.35/100 renter HHs)2015: 18 filings (3.05/100 renter HHs)2016: 14 filings (2.52/100 renter HHs)2017: 15 filings (2.70/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 63% 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.

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 68th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37083930600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37083930600?

Census tract 37083930600 in Roanoke Rapids scores 5/10 (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 37083930600?

Median gross rent is $590/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37083930600?

20.2% of residents in tract 37083930600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,744.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37083930600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 97th, minority 65th, housing 29th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37083930600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 320 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 37083930600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.46% of renter households, peaking at 10.2% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37083930600 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.6% 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. 11.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37083930600 compare to Roanoke Rapids overall?

Tract 37083930600 scores 5/10, 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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