Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Hendersonville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37089931200 · Henderson County, NC · pop 2,340 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Hendersonville
Hendersonville anchors census tract 37089931200, which lands at 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #36,767 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $918 a month against an average household income of $46,250 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units977
Renter share57.7%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate24.1%
Median income$46,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hendersonville and the region
Centroid at 35.3155, -82.4659 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hendersonville scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hendersonville
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
24.1% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$918 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hendersonville
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hendersonville
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hendersonville
7.2
How Hendersonville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%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)
- 1,655Total filings over 15 yrs
- 19.03%Avg annual filing rate
- 29.5%Peak (2007)
- 95Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 29% over the past 15 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.
- 13.0%Housing insecurity
- 9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.0%Food insecurity
- 16.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.6%Transit barriers
- 12.1%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 36.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hendersonville
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Hendersonville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Henderson County average of 4.8 and in line with 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 13.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,655 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 19.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 29.5% of renter households in 2007.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37089931200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37089931200?
Census tract 37089931200 in Hendersonville scores 5.7/10 (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 37089931200?
Median gross rent is $918/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37089931200?
24.1% of residents in tract 37089931200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,340.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37089931200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 87th, minority 41th, housing 79th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37089931200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,655 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 37089931200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.03% of renter households, peaking at 29.5% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37089931200 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.0% 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.
Q7
How does tract 37089931200 compare to Hendersonville overall?
Tract 37089931200 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Hendersonville at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hendersonville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hendersonville
Top eight tracts in Hendersonville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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