Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
North Hickory Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37035010403 · Catawba County, NC · pop 4,947 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
How risky is the North Hickory neighborhood of Hickory for landlords? Census tract 37035010403 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 64% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,068 a month against an average household income of $47,365 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units2,207
Renter share54.4%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate17.8%
Median income$47,365
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hickory and the region
Centroid at 35.7661, -81.3206 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Hickory scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hickory
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
17.8% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,068 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hickory
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hickory
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hickory
5.9
How North Hickory compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North Hickory. 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.
- 12.5%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.6%Food insecurity
- 13.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.9%Transit barriers
- 12.4%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 35.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Hickory
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Hickory eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Catawba 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 86th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37035010403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37035010403?
Census tract 37035010403 in the North Hickory neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 37035010403?
Median gross rent is $1,068/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37035010403?
17.8% of residents in tract 37035010403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,947.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37035010403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 76th, minority 47th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 37035010403 considered part of North Hickory?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37035010403 fall within North Hickory (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37035010403 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.5% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37035010403 compare to Hickory overall?
Tract 37035010403 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Hickory at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hickory eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Hickory
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6
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/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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37035011101
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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