Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Benson Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37101041401 · Johnston County, NC · pop 3,188 · 43% of tract blocks fall in Benson
Census tract 37101041401 sits in Benson, North Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10. That is riskier than roughly 25% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 10% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $851 a month against an average household income of $66,373 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
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
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Benson and the region
Centroid at 35.3932, -78.5062 · click any tract to drill in
Why Benson scores 3.9
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 heaviest input here is 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 below the Johnston County average of 5.0 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 62nd 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 13.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% 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 37101041401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37101041401?
Census tract 37101041401 in Benson scores 3.9/10 (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 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 3.9/10, 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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