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Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Carolina Beach Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37129012202 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 3,702 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Carolina Beach

Census tract 37129012202 covers Carolina Beach, home to 3,702 residents. For landlords it grades 5.1/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,569 a month while the average household earns $89,821 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 13% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,549
Renter share19.9%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$89,821

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Carolina Beach
Very Low
Within county
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#43 of 54 tracts In New Hanover County
Low
Within state
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#2,258 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
National
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#69,776 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Carolina Beach and the region

Centroid at 34.0346, -77.9152 · click any tract to drill in

Why Carolina Beach scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Carolina Beach
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,569 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Carolina Beach
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Carolina Beach
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Carolina Beach
4.6

How Carolina Beach compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Carolina Beach risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 012202Carolina Beach: 2.82.8Carolina Beachparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 404Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 6.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.4%Peak (2007)
  • 37Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371290122022005: 43 filings (7.04/100 renter HHs)2006: 30 filings (4.91/100 renter HHs)2007: 45 filings (7.37/100 renter HHs)2008: 26 filings (4.26/100 renter HHs)2009: 28 filings (4.58/100 renter HHs)2010: 38 filings (5.97/100 renter HHs)2011: 40 filings (8.08/100 renter HHs)2012: 30 filings (6.06/100 renter HHs)2013: 25 filings (5.05/100 renter HHs)2014: 33 filings (6.67/100 renter HHs)2015: 29 filings (5.86/100 renter HHs)2018: 37 filings (8.10/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 12 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Carolina Beach

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.9/10. 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 Carolina Beach, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the New Hanover County average of 5.2 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 404 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 6.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.4% of renter households in 2007.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37129012202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129012202?

Census tract 37129012202 in Carolina Beach scores 2.3/10 (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 37129012202?

Median gross rent is $1,569/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129012202?

6.7% of residents in tract 37129012202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,702.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129012202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 7th, minority 11th, housing 22th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37129012202?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 404 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37129012202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.16% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37129012202 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.2% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37129012202 compare to Carolina Beach overall?

Tract 37129012202 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Carolina Beach at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Carolina Beach; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Carolina Beach

Top eight tracts in Carolina Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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