1 census tracts · pop 5,031 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
Iron Gate maps to a single census tract in Apex, NC and houses 5,031 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Apex baseline of 27.3%, roughly two in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
The filing record is not thin: 62 evictions logged in this tract. Average gross rent is $1,645, 14% below the Apex average of $1,902. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 5.2% of renter households.
Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Apex, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 1.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Old Mill Village and Whitehall Village. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $86,917.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Iron Gate vs ApexHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Iron Gate
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
62Total filings (sum)
5.43%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak year (2016)
5.20%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Iron Gate
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.8%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
10.2%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
7.4%No health insurance
25.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Iron Gate
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Iron Gate?
Iron Gate scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Iron Gate compare to Apex overall?
Iron Gate scores 0.4 points higher than Apex overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,645 vs $1,902.
Q3
What is the average rent in Iron Gate?
Average gross rent in Iron Gate is $1,645/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Iron Gate residents are renters?
40% of Iron Gate households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Apex). The neighborhood has 5,031 residents.
Q5
Is Iron Gate a high social-vulnerability area?
Iron Gate sits in the 61st 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
How safe is Iron Gate for landlords?
Iron Gate carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Apex as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Iron Gate?
Iron Gate has 4,846 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
