Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Car Town Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kannapolis
Tract 37025041002 ·
Cabarrus County, NC · pop 2,985 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
37025041002 is a census tract in the Car Town area of Kannapolis, NC. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,985. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.3/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%Stable renters 28%Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,377
Renter share54.8%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate17.3%
Median income$49,485
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#3 of 3 tracts In Car Town
Very Low
Within parent city
71th percentile
#5 of 15 tracts In Kannapolis
Elevated
Within county
100th percentile
#1 of 47 tracts In Cabarrus County
Very High
Within state
92th percentile
#217 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kannapolis and the region
Centroid at 35.4979, -80.6330 · click any tract to drill in
Why Car Town scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
17.3% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,039 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 Car Town compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
18.9%Housing insecurity
12.7%Utility-shutoff threat
24.9%Food insecurity
22.0%SNAP enrollment
12.8%Transit barriers
17.0%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
37.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Car Town
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. Cost burden runs 49% here against 40.9% across Cabarrus County. Against the Cabarrus County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points.
At $1,039 a month, rents run 21% under what the rest of Kannapolis commands. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.3/10. The severe-burden share is 10%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Food insecurity runs 24.9% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 9.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the NC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 37025041002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37025041002?
Census tract 37025041002 in the Car Town neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 37025041002?
Median gross rent is $1,039/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37025041002?
17.3% of residents in tract 37025041002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,985.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37025041002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 73th, minority 70th, housing 98th.
Q5
Is tract 37025041002 considered part of Car Town?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37025041002 fall within Car Town (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37025041002 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.9% 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. 12.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37025041002 compare to Kannapolis overall?
Tract 37025041002 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Kannapolis at 4/10. 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.