Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Mooresville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37097061403 · Iredell County, NC · pop 4,381 · 70% of tract blocks fall in Mooresville
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 37097061403 (Mooresville in Iredell County, North Carolina) comes in at 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 45th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,489 a month against an average household income of $70,278 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,880
Renter share50.5%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$70,278
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mooresville and the region
Centroid at 35.5818, -80.8570 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mooresville scores 2.6
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
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,489 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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)
- 134Total filings over 3 yrs
- 23.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.8%Peak (2005)
- 51Filings 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.
- 8.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.3%Food insecurity
- 7.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 27.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mooresville
The heaviest input here 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 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 134 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 23.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.8% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37097061403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37097061403?
Census tract 37097061403 in Mooresville scores 2.6/10 (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 37097061403?
Median gross rent is $1,489/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37097061403?
6.8% of residents in tract 37097061403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,381.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37097061403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 60th, minority 47th, housing 75th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37097061403?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 134 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 37097061403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.58% of renter households, peaking at 19.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37097061403 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37097061403 compare to Mooresville overall?
Tract 37097061403 scores 2.6/10, 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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2.8
/ 10 · Low
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2.6
/ 10 · Low
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2.5
/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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