Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Mooresville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37097061304 · Iredell County, NC · pop 5,679 · 63% of tract blocks fall in Mooresville
For landlords sizing up Mooresville in Iredell County, census tract 37097061304 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. It lands near the 45th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,366 monthly, set against $81,058 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units2,363
Renter share37.2%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$81,058
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mooresville and the region
Centroid at 35.6155, -80.8374 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mooresville scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mooresville
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,366 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mooresville
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mooresville
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mooresville
4.5
How Mooresville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%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)
- 185Total filings over 3 yrs
- 26.29%Avg annual filing rate
- 36.6%Peak (2003)
- 57Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
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.
- 10.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.4%Food insecurity
- 7.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 9.0%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 27.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mooresville
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Mooresville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Iredell County average of 5.1 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 10.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 185 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 26.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 36.6% of renter households in 2003.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37097061304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37097061304?
Census tract 37097061304 in Mooresville scores 2.4/10 (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 37097061304?
Median gross rent is $1,366/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37097061304?
6.0% of residents in tract 37097061304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,679.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37097061304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 29th, minority 43th, housing 21th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37097061304?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 185 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 37097061304 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.29% of renter households, peaking at 36.6% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37097061304 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.3% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37097061304 compare to Mooresville overall?
Tract 37097061304 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Mooresville at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mooresville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mooresville
Top eight tracts in Mooresville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 10 · Low
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2.8
/ 10 · Low
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2.6
/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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