Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Rocky Mount Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37127010505 · Nash County, NC · pop 3,121 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Rocky Mount

Census tract 37127010505 covers Rocky Mount in Nash County, home to 3,121 residents. For landlords it grades 5.1/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 42% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $976 a month while the average household earns $48,924 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 72% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 47% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,857

Renter share72.1%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate15.4%

Median income$48,924

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rocky Mount and the region

Centroid at 35.9755, -77.8230 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rocky Mount scores 4.5

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

15.4% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$976 rent vs county FMR

4.1

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: 63

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

53%Socioeconomic
76%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
45%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.

15.9%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
19.0%Food insecurity
16.1%SNAP enrollment
9.9%Transit barriers
9.9%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
33.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rocky Mount

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.1/10. 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 about the same as the Nash County average of 5.3 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 63rd 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 15.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% 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 37127010505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37127010505?

Census tract 37127010505 in Rocky Mount 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.

What is the average rent in tract 37127010505?

Median gross rent is $976/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37127010505?

15.4% of residents in tract 37127010505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,121.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37127010505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 76th, minority 79th, housing 45th.

What share of households in tract 37127010505 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.9% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37127010505 compare to Rocky Mount overall?

Tract 37127010505 scores 4.5/10, 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.