Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
James City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37049961002 · Craven County, NC · pop 4,326 · 85% of tract blocks fall in James City
37049961002 is a census tract in James City, NC. It scores 3/10 for landlords. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,650
Renter share17.4%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$60,521
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across James City and the region
Centroid at 35.0454, -76.9981 · click any tract to drill in
Why James City scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from James City
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,167 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from James City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from James City
1.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from James City
1.8
How James City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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)
- 38Total filings over 2 yrs
- 6.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.1%Peak (2018)
- 23Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.4%Food insecurity
- 11.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 34.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in James City
On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.2/10. 19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Running cool, housing-court posture reads 1.8/10. Against the Craven County average of 4.2, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points. Court records carry 38 eviction filings across 2 observed years.
Against Craven County at 41.4%, 46% of renters here are cost-burdened. At $1,167 a month, rents run 15% over what the rest of James City commands.
Filings peaked in 2018 at 8.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 6.7% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Only 17% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.9/10.
Statewide the NC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37049961002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37049961002?
Census tract 37049961002 in James City scores 3/10 (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 37049961002?
Median gross rent is $1,167/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37049961002?
10.5% of residents in tract 37049961002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,326.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37049961002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 92th, minority 47th, housing 74th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37049961002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 38 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37049961002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.72% of renter households, peaking at 8.1% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37049961002 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37049961002 compare to James City overall?
Tract 37049961002 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of James City at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from James City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in James City
Top eight tracts in James City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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