Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Rosewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Elizabeth City
Tract 37139960100 ·
Pasquotank County, NC · pop 1,627 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
37139960100 is a census tract in the Rosewood area of Elizabeth City, NC. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,627 residents. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.9/10.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%Stable renters 38%Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units758
Renter share71.2%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate21.0%
Median income$47,870
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Rosewood
Moderate
Within parent city
86th percentile
#2 of 8 tracts In Elizabeth City
High
Within county
100th percentile
#1 of 10 tracts In Pasquotank County
Very High
Within state
82th percentile
#478 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elizabeth City and the region
Centroid at 36.3043, -76.2175 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rosewood scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Elizabeth City
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
21.0% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$934 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elizabeth City
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elizabeth City
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elizabeth City
2.6
How Rosewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
94%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
76%Racial/ethnic minority
85%Housing & transportation
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)
528Total filings over 9 yrs
12.50%Avg annual filing rate
19.4%Peak (2003)
37Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2018
Filings dropped 37% over the past 9 months.
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.
19.6%Housing insecurity
14.2%Utility-shutoff threat
25.7%Food insecurity
23.8%SNAP enrollment
13.4%Transit barriers
13.6%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
39.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rosewood
Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. This is renter territory: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.3/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
It sits 1.1 points above the Pasquotank County average of 4.0. Average gross rent is $934, 16% below the Elizabeth City average. SNAP participation runs 23.8% against 15.2% nationally.
The filing record is not thin: 528 evictions over 9 years of observation. Food insecurity runs 25.7% against 17.8% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2003, when 19.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 12.5% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37139960100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37139960100?
Census tract 37139960100 in the Rosewood neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 37139960100?
Median gross rent is $934/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37139960100?
21.0% of residents in tract 37139960100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,627.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37139960100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 90th, minority 76th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 37139960100 considered part of Rosewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37139960100 fall within Rosewood (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37139960100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 528 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 37139960100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.50% of renter households, peaking at 19.4% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37139960100 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.6% 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. 14.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37139960100 compare to Elizabeth City overall?
Tract 37139960100 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Elizabeth City at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elizabeth City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Elizabeth City
Top eight tracts in Elizabeth City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.