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Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Elizabeth City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37139960502 · Pasquotank County, NC · pop 6,323 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Elizabeth City

Here is how census tract 37139960502, in Elizabeth City eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 6,323. It lands near the 45th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,450 a month against an average household income of $57,190 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 8% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,958
Renter share24.0%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$57,190

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 8 tracts In Elizabeth City
Low
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 10 tracts In Pasquotank County
Low
Within state
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#1,473 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Moderate
National
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#49,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Elizabeth City and the region

Centroid at 36.3340, -76.2790 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elizabeth City scores 3.5

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
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,450 rent vs county FMR
7.2
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 Elizabeth City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Elizabeth City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 960502Elizabeth City: 2.62.6Elizabeth Cityparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

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)

  • 284Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 8.54%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.3%Peak (2016)
  • 36Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371399605022001: 11 filings (5.52/100 renter HHs)2002: 40 filings (20.07/100 renter HHs)2003: 21 filings (10.54/100 renter HHs)2013: 29 filings (5.80/100 renter HHs)2014: 19 filings (3.80/100 renter HHs)2015: 41 filings (8.20/100 renter HHs)2016: 50 filings (9.33/100 renter HHs)2017: 37 filings (6.90/100 renter HHs)2018: 36 filings (6.72/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 227% over the past 9 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elizabeth City

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Elizabeth City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Pasquotank County average of 5.2 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 284 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 8.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.3% of renter households in 2016.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37139960502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37139960502?

Census tract 37139960502 in Elizabeth City scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 37139960502?

Median gross rent is $1,450/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37139960502?

4.0% of residents in tract 37139960502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,323.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37139960502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 74th, minority 58th, housing 81th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37139960502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 284 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 37139960502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.54% of renter households, peaking at 9.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37139960502 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.4% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37139960502 compare to Elizabeth City overall?

Tract 37139960502 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Elizabeth City at 2.6/10. 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.

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