Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally
Woodrow Eviction Risk: Moderate , New Bern
Tract 37049960800 · Craven County, NC · pop 2,460 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
37049960800 is a census tract in the Woodrow area of New Bern, NC. It scores 5.5/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,460. The severe-burden share is 28%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,126
Renter share55.4%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate30.5%
Median income$37,093
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Bern and the region
Centroid at 35.1200, -77.0480 · click any tract to drill in
Why Woodrow scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
30.5% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$859 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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 Woodrow compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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)
- 96Total filings over 2 yrs
- 7.14%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.6%Peak (2018)
- 51Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.
- 22.8%Housing insecurity
- 18.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.3%Food insecurity
- 32.1%SNAP enrollment
- 15.9%Transit barriers
- 12.1%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 41.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Woodrow
Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.5/10. SNAP participation runs 32.1% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 31%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10.
Against the Craven County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points. Average gross rent is $859, 21% below the New Bern average. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 18.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The filing record is not thin: 96 evictions over 2 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2018 at 7.6% of renter households. In a typical year about 7.1% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37049960800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37049960800?
Census tract 37049960800 in the Woodrow neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 37049960800?
Median gross rent is $859/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37049960800?
30.5% of residents in tract 37049960800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,460.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37049960800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 91th, minority 82th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 37049960800 considered part of Woodrow?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37049960800 fall within Woodrow (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37049960800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 96 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37049960800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.14% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37049960800 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.8% 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. 18.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37049960800 compare to New Bern overall?
Tract 37049960800 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of New Bern at 4.1/10. 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.
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