Tarawa Terrace I Eviction Risk: Elevated , Jacksonville

33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Against the Onslow County average of 4.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points. On the high side, economic stress reads 8.8/10.

This is renter territory: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Average gross rent is $1,031, 22% below the Jacksonville average. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.3/10.

Food insecurity runs 28.2% against 17.8% nationally. Court records carry 2,709 eviction filings across 18 observed years.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2016, when 21.4% of renter households were served.

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