Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cramerton
Tract 37071032403 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,845 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
37071032403 is a census tract in the Lakewood area of Belmont, NC. It scores 4.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,845 residents. 35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,131
Renter share26.5%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate21.3%
Median income$85,966
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cramerton and the region
Centroid at 35.2271, -81.0536 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood scores 4.4
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
21.3% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,046 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cramerton
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cramerton
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cramerton
5.5
How Lakewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%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.
- 8.8%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.6%Food insecurity
- 8.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 29.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.4/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. Average gross rent is $1,046, 23% below the Belmont average.
On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10. The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Cost burden runs 45% here against 40.3% across Gaston County. Food insecurity runs 10.6% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 49th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 2.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $85,966, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Gaston County average of 4.0 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071032403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071032403?
Census tract 37071032403 in the Lakewood 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 37071032403?
Median gross rent is $1,046/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071032403?
21.3% of residents in tract 37071032403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,845.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071032403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 55th, minority 7th, housing 2th.
Q5
Is tract 37071032403 considered part of Lakewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071032403 fall within Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37071032403 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.8% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37071032403 compare to Cramerton overall?
Tract 37071032403 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Cramerton at 4/10. 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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