Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Maiden Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37035011602 · Catawba County, NC · pop 5,228 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Maiden
Eviction risk in Maiden in Catawba County centers on tract 37035011602, which scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,228 residents. On the national scale it ranks #65,140 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
17% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $773 a month while the average household earns $71,211 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,163
Renter share20.7%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$71,211
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Maiden and the region
Centroid at 35.5759, -81.1305 · click any tract to drill in
Why Maiden scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Maiden
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$773 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Maiden
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Maiden
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Maiden
5.5
How Maiden compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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)
- 388Total filings over 16 yrs
- 8.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.2%Peak (2003)
- 22Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 11.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 12.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 10.7%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 34.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Maiden
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.3/10. 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 Maiden, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Catawba County average of 5.0 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 388 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 8.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.2% of renter households in 2003.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37035011602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37035011602?
Census tract 37035011602 in Maiden scores 3.2/10 (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 37035011602?
Median gross rent is $773/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37035011602?
10.8% of residents in tract 37035011602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,228.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37035011602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 76th, minority 24th, housing 42th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37035011602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 388 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37035011602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.04% of renter households, peaking at 16.2% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37035011602 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.4% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37035011602 compare to Maiden overall?
Tract 37035011602 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Maiden at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Maiden; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Maiden
Top eight tracts in Maiden ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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