Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Fayetteville Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 37051001000 ·
Cumberland County, NC · pop 2,397
Fayetteville anchors census tract 37051001000, which lands at 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 71% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $964 a month against an average household income of $32,500 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 86% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48%Stable renters 38%Owners 14%
Tract context
Occupied units1,166
Renter share86.2%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate35.0%
Median income$32,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
95th percentile
#4 of 58 tracts In Fayetteville
Very High
Within county
98th percentile
#3 of 81 tracts In Cumberland County
Very High
Within state
98th percentile
#56 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
National
86th percentile
#11,930 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fayetteville and the region
Centroid at 35.0832, -78.9111 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fayetteville scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fayetteville
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
35.0% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$964 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fayetteville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fayetteville
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fayetteville
3.0
How Fayetteville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
91%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
99%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
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
26.0%Housing insecurity
20.2%Utility-shutoff threat
36.4%Food insecurity
35.9%SNAP enrollment
19.3%Transit barriers
13.9%No health insurance
21.5%Frequent mental distress
46.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fayetteville
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fayetteville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cumberland County average of 5.4 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,992 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 24.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 56.0% of renter households in 2003.
In CDC survey modeling, about 26.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37051001000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37051001000?
Census tract 37051001000 in Fayetteville scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 37051001000?
Median gross rent is $964/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37051001000?
35.0% of residents in tract 37051001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,397.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37051001000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 70th, minority 87th, housing 99th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37051001000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,992 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37051001000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.44% of renter households, peaking at 56.0% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37051001000 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.0% 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. 20.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37051001000 compare to Fayetteville overall?
Tract 37051001000 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Fayetteville at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fayetteville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fayetteville
Top eight tracts in Fayetteville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.