1 census tracts · pop 4,658 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Westwood is a one-tract neighborhood of Wilson, NC and houses 4,658 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
Against a Wilson baseline of 28.4%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10. Disability prevalence reaches 45.6% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.3/10. Food insecurity affects 27.5% of adults, 9.7 points above the national rate.
Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of Wilson, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Five Points and Glenwood Hills.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $974, close to the Wilson average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $45,819.
59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westwood vs WilsonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.2%Housing insecurity
14.0%Utility shutoff threat
27.5%Food insecurity
26.2%SNAP enrollment
14.7%No health insurance
45.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westwood?
Westwood scores 5.4/10 (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 Westwood compare to Wilson overall?
Westwood scores 1.2 points higher than Wilson overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $974 vs $971.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westwood?
Average gross rent in Westwood is $974/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westwood residents are renters?
59% of Westwood households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Wilson). The neighborhood has 4,658 residents.
Q5
Is Westwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Westwood sits in the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Westwood for landlords?
Westwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Wilson as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Westwood?
Westwood has 4,893 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (55.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (40%), Hispanic / Latino (2.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.