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

Scotland Neck Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 37083931102 · Halifax County, NC · pop 2,526 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Scotland Neck

Census tract 37083931102 belongs to Scotland Neck in Halifax County, North Carolina. It is home to 2,526 residents and scores 7.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $561 a month while the average household earns $35,270 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 22% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units1,410

Renter share42.6%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate34.1%

Median income$35,270

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Scotland Neck and the region

Centroid at 36.1078, -77.3963 · click any tract to drill in

Why Scotland Neck scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Scotland Neck

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

North Carolina legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

34.1% poverty · this tract

8.5

Supply constraint

$561 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Scotland Neck

9.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Scotland Neck

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Scotland Neck

9.7

How Scotland Neck compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

94%Socioeconomic
36%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
52%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.

25.2%Housing insecurity
18.3%Utility-shutoff threat
36.8%Food insecurity
36.0%SNAP enrollment
17.4%Transit barriers
16.8%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
47.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Scotland Neck

The heaviest input here is housing court bias 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 Scotland Neck, 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 25.2% 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 78th 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 37083931102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37083931102?

Census tract 37083931102 in Scotland Neck 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.

What is the average rent in tract 37083931102?

Median gross rent is $561/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37083931102?

34.1% of residents in tract 37083931102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,526.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37083931102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 36th, minority 89th, housing 52th.

What share of households in tract 37083931102 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.2% 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. 18.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37083931102 compare to Scotland Neck overall?

Tract 37083931102 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Scotland Neck at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Scotland Neck; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Scotland Neck

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