2 census tracts · pop 5,086 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.8–6.8
Tarawa Terrace I spans 2 census tracts of Jacksonville, NC, population 5,086. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.8/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Jacksonville rate of 32.6%.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. 33% 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.
The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. This is a renter market: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Running hot is economic stress at 8.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,095, 17% below the Jacksonville average of $1,321.
The filing record is not thin: 2,709 evictions logged in this tract. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 21.4% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 25.8% of adults, 8.0 points above the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 14.0% in 2018 against a 21.4% peak.
That places it #1 of 7 neighborhoods in Jacksonville. For a like-for-like read, Knox Cove and Camp Geiger score within a fraction of it.
With little internal variation, 6.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Tarawa Terrace I vs JacksonvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Tarawa Terrace I
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,709Total filings (sum)
12.34%Avg annual filing rate
21.4%Peak year (2016)
13.95%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tarawa Terrace I
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.8%Housing insecurity
13.5%Utility shutoff threat
27.3%Food insecurity
23.6%SNAP enrollment
15.6%No health insurance
39.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Tarawa Terrace I
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tarawa Terrace I?
Tarawa Terrace I scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Tarawa Terrace I compare to Jacksonville overall?
Tarawa Terrace I scores 1.4 points higher than Jacksonville overall (5.4/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,095 vs $1,321.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tarawa Terrace I?
Average gross rent in Tarawa Terrace I is $1,095/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tarawa Terrace I residents are renters?
73% of Tarawa Terrace I households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in Jacksonville). The neighborhood has 5,086 residents.
Q5
Is Tarawa Terrace I a high social-vulnerability area?
Tarawa Terrace I sits in the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Tarawa Terrace I have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Tarawa Terrace I is census tract 37133002202 (score 6.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.8 to 6.8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Tarawa Terrace I for landlords?
Tarawa Terrace I carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Tarawa Terrace I?
Tarawa Terrace I has 5,201 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.8%), Hispanic / Latino (21%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Jacksonville
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Tarawa Terrace I.
