Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Gastonia Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37071032000 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,951 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 37071032000 (the Downtown Gastonia Historic District area of Gastonia, North Carolina) comes in at 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #24,445 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,055 a month against an average household income of $46,506 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,159
Renter share54.3%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$46,506
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gastonia and the region
Centroid at 35.2735, -81.1760 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Gastonia Historic District scores 4.4
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
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,055 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Downtown Gastonia Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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)
- 1,207Total filings over 12 yrs
- 18.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 25.3%Peak (2005)
- 80Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 43% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown Gastonia Historic District. 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.
- 22.3%Housing insecurity
- 15.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.3%Food insecurity
- 24.3%SNAP enrollment
- 13.9%Transit barriers
- 15.0%No health insurance
- 19.3%Frequent mental distress
- 37.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown Gastonia Historic District
What moves this score most 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 above 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 1,207 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 18.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 25.3% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 87th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071032000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071032000?
Census tract 37071032000 in the Downtown Gastonia Historic District neighborhood 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 37071032000?
Median gross rent is $1,055/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071032000?
12.8% of residents in tract 37071032000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,951.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071032000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 55th, minority 75th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 37071032000 considered part of Downtown Gastonia Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071032000 fall within Downtown Gastonia Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071032000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,207 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071032000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.73% of renter households, peaking at 25.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37071032000 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.3% 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. 15.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37071032000 compare to Gastonia overall?
Tract 37071032000 scores 4.4/10, 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.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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5
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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