Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Columbus Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37149920104 · Polk County, NC · pop 3,233 · 42% of tract blocks fall in Columbus
Here is how census tract 37149920104, in Columbus in Polk County, looks to a landlord: a 4.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,233. On the national scale it ranks #60,447 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,891 a month against an average household income of $66,888 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,482
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$66,888
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 35.2423, -82.1835 · click any tract to drill in
Why Columbus scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbus
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,891 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbus
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbus
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbus
6.0
How Columbus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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)
- 114Total filings over 19 yrs
- 1.67%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2007)
- 2Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 19 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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.7%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 9.2%No health insurance
- 13.4%Frequent mental distress
- 38.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Columbus
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Columbus, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Polk County average of 4.3 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 114 eviction filings here over 19 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2007.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37149920104
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37149920104?
Census tract 37149920104 in Columbus scores 4.1/10 (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 37149920104?
Median gross rent is $1,891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37149920104?
8.8% of residents in tract 37149920104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,233.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37149920104?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 68th, minority 23th, housing 89th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37149920104?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 114 eviction filings across 19 validated years in tract 37149920104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.67% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37149920104 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37149920104 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 37149920104 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbus; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Columbus
Top eight tracts in Columbus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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