Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally
Benson Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37101041401 · Johnston County, NC · pop 3,188 · 43% of tract blocks fall in Benson
With a score of 4.7/10, tract 37101041401 in Benson, NC reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 10% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Johnston County average of 35.7%.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,217
Renter share35.8%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$66,373
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Benson and the region
Centroid at 35.3932, -78.5062 · click any tract to drill in
Why Benson scores 4.7
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
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$851 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: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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.
- 13.8%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.7%Food insecurity
- 14.8%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 12.2%No health insurance
- 18.8%Frequent mental distress
- 36.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Benson
The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.9/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.3/10.
Average gross rent is $851, 22% below the Benson average. Against the Johnston County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points. On the national scale it lands near the 55th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 6.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $66,373, annual rent is just 15%.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 37101041401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37101041401?
Census tract 37101041401 in Benson scores 4.7/10 (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 37101041401?
Median gross rent is $851/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37101041401?
9.6% of residents in tract 37101041401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,188.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37101041401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 56th, minority 35th, housing 88th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 37101041401 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.8% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 37101041401 compare to Benson overall?
Tract 37101041401 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Benson at 4.4/10. 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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