Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Cramerton
Tract 37071032201 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,490 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 37071032201 belongs to the Lakewood area of Cramerton, North Carolina. It is home to 2,490 residents and scores 5.2/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #46,082 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,182 a month while the average household earns $53,811 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,297
Renter share41.1%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$53,811
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
36
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cramerton and the region
Centroid at 35.2538, -81.0877 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cramerton
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,182 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cramerton
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cramerton
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cramerton
3.1
How Lakewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lakewood. 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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.7%Food insecurity
- 9.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 8.4%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 28.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 3.1/10. 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 Cramerton, 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 53rd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% 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 37071032201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071032201?
Census tract 37071032201 in the Lakewood neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 37071032201?
Median gross rent is $1,182/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071032201?
9.7% of residents in tract 37071032201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,490.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071032201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 47th, minority 34th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 37071032201 considered part of Lakewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071032201 fall within Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37071032201 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37071032201 compare to Cramerton overall?
Tract 37071032201 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Cramerton at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cramerton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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