Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Benson Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37101041302 · Johnston County, NC · pop 3,669 · 0% of tract blocks fall in Benson
Census tract 37101041302 runs through Benson in Johnston County. With 3,669 residents, it scores 5.6/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 60% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $710 a month while the average household earns $61,408 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,500
Renter share23.3%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$61,408
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Benson and the region
Centroid at 35.3098, -78.4447 · click any tract to drill in
Why Benson scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Benson
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$710 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Benson
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Benson
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Benson
8.0
How Benson compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
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.
- 14.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.9%Food insecurity
- 15.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 14.8%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 37.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Benson
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Benson, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Johnston County average of 5.0 and in line with 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 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37101041302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37101041302?
Census tract 37101041302 in Benson scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 37101041302?
Median gross rent is $710/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37101041302?
17.6% of residents in tract 37101041302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,669.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37101041302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 92th, minority 31th, housing 34th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 37101041302 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.1% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 37101041302 compare to Benson overall?
Tract 37101041302 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Benson at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Benson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Benson
Top eight tracts in Benson ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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