Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Gastonia Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37071032801 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,433 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 37071032801 sits in Downtown Gastonia Historic District in Gastonia eviction risk, North Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #19,291 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,007 monthly, set against $39,543 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 40% Owners 25%

Tract context

Occupied units1,152

Renter share75.2%

SVI overall0.87

Poverty rate17.1%

Median income$39,543

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gastonia and the region

Centroid at 35.2493, -81.1804 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Gastonia Historic District scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

17.1% poverty · this tract

4.3

Supply constraint

$1,007 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.

54%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
89%Housing & transportation

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.

14.7%Housing insecurity
9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
19.5%Food insecurity
16.8%SNAP enrollment
10.0%Transit barriers
12.4%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
37.3%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.

The tract is predominantly 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 37071032801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071032801?

Census tract 37071032801 in the Downtown Gastonia Historic District neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 37071032801?

Median gross rent is $1,007/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37071032801?

17.1% of residents in tract 37071032801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,433.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37071032801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 99th, minority 59th, housing 89th.

Is tract 37071032801 considered part of Downtown Gastonia Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071032801 fall within Downtown Gastonia Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 37071032801 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.7% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37071032801 compare to Gastonia overall?

Tract 37071032801 scores 4.9/10, 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.