Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Hope Mills Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37051001605 · Cumberland County, NC · pop 3,884 · 78% of tract blocks fall in Hope Mills

Census tract 37051001605 sits in Hope Mills eviction risk, North Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.

About 70% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $964 a month while the average household earns $52,409 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 10% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units1,495

Renter share34.0%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate20.2%

Median income$52,409

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hope Mills and the region

Centroid at 34.9751, -78.9612 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hope Mills scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Hope Mills

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

North Carolina legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

20.2% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$964 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Hope Mills

6.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Hope Mills

7.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Hope Mills

6.5

How Hope Mills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

86%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
77%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.

17.1%Housing insecurity
11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
21.5%Food insecurity
18.6%SNAP enrollment
11.4%Transit barriers
12.2%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
37.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hope Mills

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.6/10. 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 Hope Mills 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 37051001605

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37051001605?

Census tract 37051001605 in Hope Mills scores 4.7/10 (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 37051001605?

Median gross rent is $964/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37051001605?

20.2% of residents in tract 37051001605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,884.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37051001605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 72th, minority 73th, housing 77th.

What share of households in tract 37051001605 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.1% 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37051001605 compare to Hope Mills overall?

Tract 37051001605 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Hope Mills at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hope Mills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hope Mills

Top eight tracts in Hope Mills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.