Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
Nicholson Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13157010500 · Jackson County, GA · pop 5,423 · 22% of tract blocks fall in Nicholson
13157010500 is a census tract in Nicholson, GA. It scores 5/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,423 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.4/10.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,843
Renter share21.9%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$57,405
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
76
th percentile
High
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Nicholson and the region
Centroid at 34.0937, -83.4165 · click any tract to drill in
Why Nicholson scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Nicholson
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.1
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,067 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Nicholson
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Nicholson
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Nicholson
5.5
How Nicholson compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%Housing & transportation
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.
- 12.8%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.3%Food insecurity
- 12.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 14.3%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 32.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Nicholson
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.6/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10. Against the Jackson County average of 3.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.
9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Nationally it ranks #32,842 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 7.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 37% of renters. Average gross rent is $1,067, close to the Nicholson average.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $57,405.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 13157010500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13157010500?
Census tract 13157010500 in Nicholson scores 5/10 (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 13157010500?
Median gross rent is $1,067/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13157010500?
11.0% of residents in tract 13157010500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,423.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13157010500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 77th, minority 37th, housing 59th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 13157010500 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.8% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 13157010500 compare to Nicholson overall?
Tract 13157010500 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Nicholson at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Nicholson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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