1 census tracts · pop 5,866 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3.1–3.1
McKenzie is a one-tract neighborhood of Fuquay-Varina, NC and houses 5,866 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10. The filing record is not thin: 38 evictions logged in this tract.
Against a Fuquay-Varina baseline of 27.5%, 31% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 7.2% of renter households. SNAP participation is 7.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 9.7% of adults, 8.1 points below the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.4% in 2016 against a 7.2% peak. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Fuquay-Varina, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third.
At 20% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Alston Ridge and Chari Heights. Against average income of $117,789, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3.1/10 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
3.1
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
McKenzie vs Fuquay-VarinaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in McKenzie
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
38Total filings (sum)
7.80%Avg annual filing rate
7.2%Peak year (2015)
8.43%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in McKenzie
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.9%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
22.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About McKenzie
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for McKenzie?
McKenzie scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 McKenzie compare to Fuquay-Varina overall?
McKenzie scores 0.9 points lower than Fuquay-Varina overall (4/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,618 vs $1,720.
Q3
What is the average rent in McKenzie?
Average gross rent in McKenzie is $1,618/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of McKenzie residents are renters?
20% of McKenzie households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Fuquay-Varina). The neighborhood has 5,866 residents.
Q5
Is McKenzie a high social-vulnerability area?
McKenzie sits in the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 McKenzie for landlords?
McKenzie carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 Fuquay-Varina as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of McKenzie?
McKenzie has 6,283 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16%), Hispanic / Latino (12.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
