Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 37085071302 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37085071302 · Harnett County, NC · pop 7,863
How risky is Harnett in Harnett County for landlords? Census tract 37085071302 scores 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 49th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,416 a month while the average household earns $78,700 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,372
Renter share25.6%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$78,700
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harnett County and the region
Centroid at 35.3115, -79.0543 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 37085071302 scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
2.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,416 rent vs county FMR
8.6
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 37085071302 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 846Total filings over 17 yrs
- 22.07%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.8%Peak (2018)
- 70Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 312% over the past 17 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.
- 14.8%Housing insecurity
- 9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.7%Food insecurity
- 13.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.5%Transit barriers
- 11.5%No health insurance
- 19.6%Frequent mental distress
- 30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 37085071302
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by North Carolina eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Harnett County average of 5.2 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 64th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 846 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 22.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.8% of renter households in 2018.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37085071302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37085071302?
Census tract 37085071302 in Harnett County scores 2.9/10 (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 37085071302?
Median gross rent is $1,416/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37085071302?
7.7% of residents in tract 37085071302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,863.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37085071302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 65th, minority 65th, housing 35th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37085071302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 846 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 37085071302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.07% of renter households, peaking at 8.8% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37085071302 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.8% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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