Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Laurel Park Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37089931700 · Henderson County, NC · pop 3,328 · 61% of tract blocks fall in Laurel Park
Census tract 37089931700 belongs to Laurel Park, North Carolina. It is home to 3,328 residents and scores 5.1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #49,079 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,738 a month while the average household earns $87,135 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,385
Renter share17.6%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate6.2%
Median income$87,135
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laurel Park and the region
Centroid at 35.3083, -82.5070 · click any tract to drill in
Why Laurel Park scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Laurel Park
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
6.2% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,738 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Laurel Park
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Laurel Park
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Laurel Park
4.4
How Laurel Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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)
- 119Total filings over 15 yrs
- 3.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.1%Peak (2002)
- 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 77% 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.
- 4.7%Housing insecurity
- 3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.9%Food insecurity
- 4.2%SNAP enrollment
- 3.8%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 11.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Laurel Park
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.5/10. 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 inherited from Laurel Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 4.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 119 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.1% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37089931700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37089931700?
Census tract 37089931700 in Laurel Park scores 2.3/10 (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 37089931700?
Median gross rent is $1,738/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37089931700?
6.2% of residents in tract 37089931700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,328.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37089931700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 37th, minority 16th, housing 22th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37089931700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 119 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 37089931700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.65% of renter households, peaking at 13.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37089931700 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.7% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37089931700 compare to Laurel Park overall?
Tract 37089931700 scores 2.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Laurel Park at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laurel Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Laurel Park
Top eight tracts in Laurel Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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