Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Car Town Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kannapolis

Tract 37025041002 · Cabarrus County, NC · pop 2,985 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 37025041002 reflects conditions in the Car Town area of Kannapolis, North Carolina. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,039 a month while the average household earns $49,485 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 55% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.1

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.

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 4.1

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.

97%Socioeconomic
73%Household composition
70%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Car Town. 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.

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

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.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.7% 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 37025041002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37025041002?

Census tract 37025041002 in the Car Town neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 37025041002 compare to Kannapolis overall?

Tract 37025041002 scores 4.1/10, 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.