Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Gastonia Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37071032505 · Gaston County, NC · pop 4,064
How risky is Gastonia in Gaston County for landlords? Census tract 37071032505 scores 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,431 monthly, set against $64,630 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,666
Renter share63.1%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate16.1%
Median income$64,630
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gastonia and the region
Centroid at 35.2381, -81.1418 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gastonia 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
16.1% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,431 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 1,857Total filings over 12 yrs
- 23.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 29.7%Peak (2014)
- 149Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 23% 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.
- 16.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.4%Food insecurity
- 15.9%SNAP enrollment
- 10.4%Transit barriers
- 12.2%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 32.7%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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,857 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 23.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 29.7% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071032505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071032505?
Census tract 37071032505 in Gastonia 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 37071032505?
Median gross rent is $1,431/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071032505?
16.1% of residents in tract 37071032505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,064.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071032505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 61th, minority 73th, housing 31th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071032505?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,857 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071032505 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.54% of renter households, peaking at 29.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37071032505 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.5% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37071032505 compare to Gastonia overall?
Tract 37071032505 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.
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
37071031800
5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
Downtown Gastonia Historic District
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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