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Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Bessemer City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37071030503 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,049 · 2% of tract blocks fall in Bessemer City

Here is how census tract 37071030503, in Bessemer City in Gaston County, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,049. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $631 monthly, set against $43,819 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 3% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units865
Renter share6.0%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate19.0%
Median income$43,819

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Bessemer City
Elevated
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 85 tracts In Gaston County
Elevated
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#827 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
National
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#34,332 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bessemer City and the region

Centroid at 35.3226, -81.3418 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bessemer City scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bessemer City
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
19.0% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$631 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bessemer City
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bessemer City
2.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bessemer City
2.4

How Bessemer City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bessemer City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 030503Bessemer City: 2.52.5Bessemer Cityparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bessemer City

What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.7/10. 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 Bessemer City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Gaston County average of 5.5 and in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.2% 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 37071030503

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071030503?

Census tract 37071030503 in Bessemer City scores 4.4/10 (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 37071030503?

Median gross rent is $631/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37071030503?

19.0% of residents in tract 37071030503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,049.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37071030503?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 8th, minority 12th, housing 8th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 37071030503 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 37071030503 compare to Bessemer City overall?

Tract 37071030503 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Bessemer City at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bessemer City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bessemer City

Top eight tracts in Bessemer City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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