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Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Statesboro Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 13031110602 · Bulloch County, GA · pop 4,825 · 40% of tract blocks fall in Statesboro

Census tract 13031110602 runs through Statesboro. With 4,825 residents, it scores 6.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $758 a month while the average household earns $39,863 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 32% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,762
Renter share53.7%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate34.1%
Median income$39,863

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 13 tracts In Statesboro
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 20 tracts In Bulloch County
High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#133 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
National
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#9,878 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Statesboro and the region

Centroid at 32.4969, -81.6487 · click any tract to drill in

Why Statesboro scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Statesboro
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
34.1% poverty · this tract
8.5
Supply constraint
$758 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Statesboro
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Statesboro
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Statesboro
8.1

How Statesboro compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Statesboro risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 110602Statesboro: 2.82.8Statesboroparent cityCounty: 4.94.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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)

  • 267Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 13.32%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.3%Peak (2009)
  • 111Filings in 2009 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2009
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 130311106022002: 65 filings (10.32/100 renter HHs)2007: 91 filings (13.36/100 renter HHs)2009: 111 filings (16.29/100 renter HHs)
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 Statesboro

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Statesboro eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Bulloch County average of 6.0 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 267 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 13.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.3% of renter households in 2009.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 13031110602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13031110602?

Census tract 13031110602 in Statesboro scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 13031110602?

Median gross rent is $758/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13031110602?

34.1% of residents in tract 13031110602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,825.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13031110602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 85th, minority 75th, housing 83th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13031110602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 267 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 13031110602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.32% of renter households, peaking at 16.3% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 13031110602 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.4% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13031110602 compare to Statesboro overall?

Tract 13031110602 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Statesboro at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Statesboro eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Statesboro

Top eight tracts in Statesboro ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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