Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
South Gastonia Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37071033202 ·
Gaston County, NC · pop 2,285 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
37071033202 is a census tract in the South Gastonia area of Gastonia, NC. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,285. Cost burden runs 17% here against 40.3% across Gaston County.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 13%Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units854
Renter share15.1%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$89,271
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In South Gastonia
Very Low
Within parent city
9th percentile
#30 of 33 tracts In Gastonia
Very Low
Within county
16th percentile
#72 of 85 tracts In Gaston County
Very Low
Within state
28th percentile
#1,927 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gastonia and the region
Centroid at 35.2143, -81.1846 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Gastonia scores 3
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
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,037 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 South Gastonia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
50%Socioeconomic
35%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
22%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)
520Total filings over 12 yrs
21.87%Avg annual filing rate
27.5%Peak (2006)
27Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2005 to 2017
Filings dropped 55% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Gastonia. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.0%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
7.9%SNAP enrollment
6.4%Transit barriers
9.2%No health insurance
15.6%Frequent mental distress
28.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Gastonia
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.4/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.8/10.
It sits 1.0 points below the Gaston County average of 4.0. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 520 filings here across 12 tracked years.
Average gross rent is $1,037, 14% below the Gastonia average. SNAP participation runs 7.9% against 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2006, when 27.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 21.9% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37071033202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071033202?
Census tract 37071033202 in the South Gastonia neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 37071033202?
Median gross rent is $1,037/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071033202?
6.0% of residents in tract 37071033202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,285.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071033202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 35th, minority 53th, housing 22th.
Q5
Is tract 37071033202 considered part of South Gastonia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071033202 fall within South Gastonia (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071033202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 520 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071033202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.87% of renter households, peaking at 27.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37071033202 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37071033202 compare to Gastonia overall?
Tract 37071033202 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Gastonia at 4.1/10. 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.