Within parent city
81
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Gastonia Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37071031800 · Gaston County, NC · pop 3,638 · 96% of tract blocks fall in Gastonia
For landlords sizing up Gastonia, census tract 37071031800 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 64% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
31% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,232 monthly, set against $43,623 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 55% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,351
Renter share54.6%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate19.1%
Median income$43,623
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gastonia and the region
Centroid at 35.2623, -81.2292 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gastonia scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gastonia
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
19.1% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,232 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gastonia
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gastonia
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gastonia
6.8
How Gastonia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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)
- 1,562Total filings over 12 yrs
- 21.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.4%Peak (2013)
- 140Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 12 months.
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.
- 29.6%Housing insecurity
- 23.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 41.5%Food insecurity
- 43.4%SNAP enrollment
- 20.6%Transit barriers
- 20.4%No health insurance
- 21.9%Frequent mental distress
- 47.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gastonia
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Gastonia eviction risk, 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 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 1,562 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 21.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.4% of renter households in 2013.
In CDC survey modeling, about 29.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.0% 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 37071031800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071031800?
Census tract 37071031800 in Gastonia scores 5/10 (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 37071031800?
Median gross rent is $1,232/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071031800?
19.1% of residents in tract 37071031800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,638.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071031800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 48th, minority 87th, housing 49th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071031800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,562 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071031800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.04% of renter households, peaking at 21.4% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37071031800 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.6% 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. 23.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37071031800 compare to Gastonia overall?
Tract 37071031800 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Gastonia at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gastonia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gastonia
Top eight tracts in Gastonia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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37071031500
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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South Gastonia
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NC
FUSE
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NC
37071033400
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NC
37071032100
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
Loray Mill Historic District
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
Downtown Gastonia Historic District
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
37071032802
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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