Within parent city
53
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Mooresville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37097061404 · Iredell County, NC · pop 3,193 · 38% of tract blocks fall in Mooresville
Mooresville in Iredell County anchors census tract 37097061404, which lands at 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 64% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,873 a month while the average household earns $78,775 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,605
Renter share54.4%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$78,775
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mooresville and the region
Centroid at 35.5519, -80.8682 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mooresville scores 2.3
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
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,873 rent vs county FMR
8.5
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: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 24Total filings over 3 yrs
- 8.07%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.3%Peak (2003)
- 8Filings 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.
- 7.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.8%Food insecurity
- 5.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mooresville
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.5/10. 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 Mooresville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Iredell County average of 5.1 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 24 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 8.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.3% 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 37097061404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37097061404?
Census tract 37097061404 in Mooresville 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 37097061404?
Median gross rent is $1,873/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37097061404?
4.3% of residents in tract 37097061404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,193.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37097061404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 16th, minority 39th, housing 47th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37097061404?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 37097061404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.07% of renter households, peaking at 10.3% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37097061404 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.0% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37097061404 compare to Mooresville overall?
Tract 37097061404 scores 2.3/10, 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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37097061503
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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37097061501
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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37097061604
2.6
/ 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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2.1
/ 10 · Low
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