Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
North Hickory Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37035010502 · Catawba County, NC · pop 4,056 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.4/10 for census tract 37035010502 reflects conditions in North Hickory in Hickory, North Carolina. On the national scale it ranks #39,910 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,184 a month against an average household income of $114,500 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,472
Renter share14.6%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$114,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hickory and the region
Centroid at 35.7851, -81.3338 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Hickory scores 2.5
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
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,184 rent vs county FMR
6.3
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: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%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)
- 104Total filings over 15 yrs
- 2.91%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.3%Peak (2014)
- 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 56% over the past 16 months.
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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.7%Food insecurity
- 4.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.4%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 13.1%Frequent mental distress
- 25.5%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 in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 104 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.3% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37035010502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37035010502?
Census tract 37035010502 in the North Hickory neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower 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 37035010502?
Median gross rent is $1,184/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37035010502?
4.1% of residents in tract 37035010502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,056.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37035010502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 14th, minority 13th, housing 3th.
Q5
Is tract 37035010502 considered part of North Hickory?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37035010502 fall within North Hickory (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37035010502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 104 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 37035010502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.91% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37035010502 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37035010502 compare to Hickory overall?
Tract 37035010502 scores 2.5/10, right in line with 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hickory
Top eight tracts in Hickory ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Kenworth
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Sweetwater
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Claremont
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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Forest Hills
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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Green Park
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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North Hickory
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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Sweetwater
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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The Cedars
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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