Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Smithfield Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37101040905 · Johnston County, NC · pop 5,567 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Smithfield
Tract 37101040905 sits in Smithfield, NC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.8/10. Average gross rent is $938, 43% above the Smithfield average.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,963
Renter share29.8%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$85,491
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
National
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smithfield and the region
Centroid at 35.5407, -78.4105 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smithfield scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Smithfield
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$938 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Smithfield
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Smithfield
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Smithfield
8.5
How Smithfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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.
- 12.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.2%Food insecurity
- 10.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.9%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 31.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Smithfield
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10. 21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
On the high side, housing-court posture reads 8.5/10. 41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Johnston County average of 35.7%. Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.1/10. Against average income of $85,491, annual rent is just 13%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Johnston County average of 4.1 closely. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37101040905
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37101040905?
Census tract 37101040905 in Smithfield scores 3.8/10 (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 37101040905?
Median gross rent is $938/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37101040905?
7.0% of residents in tract 37101040905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,567.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37101040905?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 78th, minority 53th, housing 89th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 37101040905 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.2% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 37101040905 compare to Smithfield overall?
Tract 37101040905 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Smithfield at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smithfield; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Smithfield
Top eight tracts in Smithfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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