1 census tracts · pop 2,833 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.8–6.8
Knox Cove maps to a single census tract in Jacksonville, NC, population 2,833. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.8/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 61% against 32.6% citywide, putting Knox Cove 28.2% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. At $812 a month, rents sit 39% under what the rest of Jacksonville commands. Running hot is economic stress at 9.5/10.
The poverty rate is 38%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 27% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. This is a renter market: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Disability prevalence reaches 49.2% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. The filing record is not thin: 4,989 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 39.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 27.9% in 2018 against a 39.7% peak.
Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Jacksonville, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
One tract means one number: 6.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Knox Cove vs JacksonvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport99%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Knox Cove
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,989Total filings (sum)
23.80%Avg annual filing rate
39.7%Peak year (2001)
27.88%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Knox Cove
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.8%Housing insecurity
21.1%Utility shutoff threat
39.4%Food insecurity
41.4%SNAP enrollment
18.5%No health insurance
49.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Knox Cove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Knox Cove?
Knox Cove scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Knox Cove compare to Jacksonville overall?
Knox Cove scores 1.4 points higher than Jacksonville overall (5.4/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $812 vs $1,321.
Q3
What is the average rent in Knox Cove?
Average gross rent in Knox Cove is $812/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Knox Cove residents are renters?
73% of Knox Cove households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in Jacksonville). The neighborhood has 2,833 residents.
Q5
Is Knox Cove a high social-vulnerability area?
Knox Cove sits in the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Knox Cove for landlords?
Knox Cove carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Jacksonville as a whole (5.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Knox Cove?
Knox Cove has 2,769 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (41.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (38%), Hispanic / Latino (16.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
