Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Troutman Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37097061302 · Iredell County, NC · pop 5,102 · 14% of tract blocks fall in Troutman
Troutman in Iredell County anchors census tract 37097061302, which lands at 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #69,280 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,122 monthly, set against $81,466 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,078
Renter share17.8%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$81,466
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Troutman and the region
Centroid at 35.6738, -80.8101 · click any tract to drill in
Why Troutman scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Troutman
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,122 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Troutman
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Troutman
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Troutman
3.4
How Troutman compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%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)
- 63Total filings over 3 yrs
- 12.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 25.7%Peak (2002)
- 16Filings 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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.6%Food insecurity
- 9.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 10.0%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Troutman
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 4.9/10. 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 Troutman, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Iredell County average of 5.1 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th 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 63 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 12.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 25.7% 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 37097061302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37097061302?
Census tract 37097061302 in Troutman scores 2.2/10 (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 37097061302?
Median gross rent is $1,122/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37097061302?
3.6% of residents in tract 37097061302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,102.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37097061302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 58th, minority 29th, housing 29th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37097061302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 63 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 37097061302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.58% of renter households, peaking at 25.7% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37097061302 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37097061302 compare to Troutman overall?
Tract 37097061302 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Troutman at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Troutman; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Troutman
Top eight tracts in Troutman ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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