Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Kannapolis Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37025040703 · Cabarrus County, NC · pop 2,849 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Kannapolis
Kannapolis anchors census tract 37025040703, which lands at 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #14,991 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $953 monthly, set against $39,643 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,084
Renter share57.4%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate24.8%
Median income$39,643
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kannapolis and the region
Centroid at 35.4616, -80.6010 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kannapolis scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kannapolis
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
24.8% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$953 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kannapolis
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kannapolis
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kannapolis
5.8
How Kannapolis compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
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)
- 2,240Total filings over 16 yrs
- 29.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 65.5%Peak (2002)
- 100Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 53% over the past 16 months.
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.
- 23.5%Housing insecurity
- 18.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.5%Food insecurity
- 35.2%SNAP enrollment
- 17.2%Transit barriers
- 18.0%No health insurance
- 20.6%Frequent mental distress
- 46.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kannapolis
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.3/10. 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 Kannapolis eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cabarrus County average of 5.0 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,240 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 29.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 65.5% of renter households in 2002.
In CDC survey modeling, about 23.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 37025040703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37025040703?
Census tract 37025040703 in Kannapolis scores 4.8/10 (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 37025040703?
Median gross rent is $953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37025040703?
24.8% of residents in tract 37025040703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,849.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37025040703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 96th, minority 74th, housing 94th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37025040703?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,240 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37025040703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 29.22% of renter households, peaking at 65.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37025040703 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.5% 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. 18.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37025040703 compare to Kannapolis overall?
Tract 37025040703 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Kannapolis at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kannapolis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kannapolis
Top eight tracts in Kannapolis ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NC
37025040701
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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Car Town
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Jackson Park
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
Car Town
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
37025041201
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · NC
Car Town
3.9
/ 10 · Low
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Jackson Park
3.3
/ 10 · Low
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Settlers Ridge
3.3
/ 10 · Low
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