Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Cramerton
Tract 37071032202 · Gaston County, NC · pop 1,848 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 37071032202 covers the Lakewood neighborhood of Cramerton, home to 1,848 residents. For landlords it grades 4.6/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #62,868 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 24% of renter households, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,063 a month against an average household income of $69,139 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units853
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$69,139
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cramerton and the region
Centroid at 35.2395, -81.0759 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood scores 2.7
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
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,063 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cramerton
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cramerton
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cramerton
3.8
How Lakewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%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.
- 11.7%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.9%Food insecurity
- 11.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 9.4%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 31.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.8/10. 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 Cramerton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Gaston County average of 5.5 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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 37071032202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071032202?
Census tract 37071032202 in the Lakewood neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 37071032202?
Median gross rent is $1,063/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071032202?
6.4% of residents in tract 37071032202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,848.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071032202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 70th, minority 29th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 37071032202 considered part of Lakewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071032202 fall within Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37071032202 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.7% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37071032202 compare to Cramerton overall?
Tract 37071032202 scores 2.7/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cramerton
Top eight tracts in Cramerton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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