Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
South Gastonia Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37071033204 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,918 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 37071033204 covers the South Gastonia area of Gastonia, home to 2,918 residents. For landlords it grades 6.5/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,116 a month against an average household income of $34,375 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,237
Renter share51.1%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate28.7%
Median income$34,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
97
th percentile
Very High
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gastonia and the region
Centroid at 35.2288, -81.2163 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Gastonia scores 5.8
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
28.7% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,116 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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)
- 2,041Total filings over 12 yrs
- 26.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 36.8%Peak (2015)
- 253Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 68% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Gastonia. 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.
- 24.7%Housing insecurity
- 18.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.9%Food insecurity
- 33.6%SNAP enrollment
- 17.0%Transit barriers
- 18.3%No health insurance
- 21.2%Frequent mental distress
- 43.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Gastonia
The score leans hardest on 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,041 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 27.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 36.8% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 98th 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.
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 37071033204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071033204?
Census tract 37071033204 in the South Gastonia neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 37071033204?
Median gross rent is $1,116/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071033204?
28.7% of residents in tract 37071033204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,918.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071033204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 99th, minority 65th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 37071033204 considered part of South Gastonia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37071033204 fall within South Gastonia (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37071033204?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,041 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 37071033204 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.97% of renter households, peaking at 36.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37071033204 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.7% 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. 18.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37071033204 compare to Gastonia overall?
Tract 37071033204 scores 5.8/10, 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.
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