Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Kings Grant Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37129011609 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 5,739 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Kings Grant

37129011609 is a census tract in Kings Grant, NC. It scores 4.3/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,739 residents. 58% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 9% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units2,507

Renter share39.8%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate8.3%

Median income$53,604

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kings Grant and the region

Centroid at 34.2987, -77.8913 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kings Grant scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Kings Grant

5.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.1

State political climate

North Carolina legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

8.3% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,180 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Kings Grant

9.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Kings Grant

7.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Kings Grant

8.1

How Kings Grant compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

81%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
49%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.

10.9%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
13.4%Food insecurity
10.8%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
10.4%No health insurance
16.7%Frequent mental distress
32.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kings Grant

77% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the New Hanover County average of 48.2%. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.1/10. Average gross rent is $1,180, 9% below the Kings Grant average. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the New Hanover County average of 4.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $53,604.

40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 37129011609

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129011609?

Census tract 37129011609 in Kings Grant scores 4.3/10 (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 37129011609?

Median gross rent is $1,180/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37129011609?

8.3% of residents in tract 37129011609 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,739.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37129011609?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 12th, minority 32th, housing 49th.

What share of households in tract 37129011609 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.9% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37129011609 compare to Kings Grant overall?

Tract 37129011609 scores 4.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Kings Grant at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kings Grant; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kings Grant

Top eight tracts in Kings Grant ranked by composite eviction-risk score.