Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

New Bern Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37049960501 · Craven County, NC · pop 3,841 · 67% of tract blocks fall in New Bern

Here is how census tract 37049960501, in New Bern eviction risk in Craven County, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,841. On the national scale it ranks #33,522 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,122 a month against an average household income of $50,388 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 60% 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 33% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units1,908

Renter share60.1%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate10.7%

Median income$50,388

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across New Bern and the region

Centroid at 35.1467, -77.1427 · click any tract to drill in

Why New Bern scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from New Bern

4.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.1

State political climate

North Carolina legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

10.7% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$1,122 rent vs county FMR

3.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from New Bern

6.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from New Bern

8.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from New Bern

6.9

How New Bern compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

57%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation

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.

12.9%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
16.3%Food insecurity
13.0%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
10.3%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
33.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in New Bern

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 New Bern eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Craven County average of 5.4 and in line with 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 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37049960501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37049960501?

Census tract 37049960501 in New Bern 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 37049960501?

Median gross rent is $1,122/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37049960501?

10.7% of residents in tract 37049960501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,841.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37049960501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 8th, minority 49th, housing 91th.

What share of households in tract 37049960501 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.9% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37049960501 compare to New Bern overall?

Tract 37049960501 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of New Bern at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Bern eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

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