Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Rocky Mount Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37127010301 · Nash County, NC · pop 3,159

Eviction risk in Rocky Mount eviction risk in Nash County centers on tract 37127010301, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,159 residents. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $735 a month against an average household income of $39,016 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 25% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units1,577

Renter share55.8%

SVI overall0.87

Poverty rate32.1%

Median income$39,016

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rocky Mount and the region

Centroid at 35.9342, -77.8202 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rocky Mount scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rocky Mount

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.0

State political climate

North Carolina legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

32.1% poverty · this tract

8.0

Supply constraint

$735 rent vs county FMR

1.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Rocky Mount

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Rocky Mount

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Rocky Mount

3.5

How Rocky Mount compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

79%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
93%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.

22.6%Housing insecurity
17.5%Utility-shutoff threat
30.3%Food insecurity
30.6%SNAP enrollment
15.4%Transit barriers
12.3%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
41.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rocky Mount

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Rocky Mount eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Nash County average of 5.3 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 37127010301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37127010301?

Census tract 37127010301 in Rocky Mount scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 37127010301?

Median gross rent is $735/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37127010301?

32.1% of residents in tract 37127010301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,159.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37127010301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 63th, minority 82th, housing 93th.

What share of households in tract 37127010301 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.6% 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. 17.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37127010301 compare to Rocky Mount overall?

Tract 37127010301 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Rocky Mount at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rocky Mount eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rocky Mount

Top eight tracts in Rocky Mount ranked by composite eviction-risk score.