Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Hope Mills Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37051003102 ·
Cumberland County, NC · pop 6,125 · 15% of tract blocks fall in Hope Mills
Hope Mills anchors census tract 37051003102, which lands at 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 71% of US census tracts.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,312 a month while the average household earns $92,976 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 19%Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,155
Renter share29.0%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$92,976
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
13th percentile
#8 of 9 tracts In Hope Mills
Very Low
Within county
10th percentile
#73 of 81 tracts In Cumberland County
Very Low
Within state
39th percentile
#1,623 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
National
37th percentile
#53,267 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hope Mills and the region
Centroid at 34.9630, -79.0216 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hope Mills scores 3.3
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
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,312 rent vs county FMR
5.6
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: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
35%Socioeconomic
81%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
58%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.
12.4%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
10.8%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
9.0%No health insurance
16.7%Frequent mental distress
30.4%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 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black 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 37051003102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37051003102?
Census tract 37051003102 in Hope Mills scores 3.3/10 (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 37051003102?
Median gross rent is $1,312/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37051003102?
12.4% of residents in tract 37051003102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,125.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37051003102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 81th, minority 67th, housing 58th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37051003102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 573 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37051003102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.10% of renter households, peaking at 15.3% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37051003102 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37051003102 compare to Hope Mills overall?
Tract 37051003102 scores 3.3/10, 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.