Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Gastonia Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37071033311 · Gaston County, NC · pop 727 · 20% of tract blocks fall in Gastonia

In Gastonia, census tract 37071033311 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #24,449 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $89,688 a year. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 9% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units323

Renter share14.9%

SVI overall0.21

Poverty rate10.5%

Median income$89,688

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gastonia and the region

Centroid at 35.1932, -81.1140 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gastonia scores 3.7

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

10.5% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

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 Gastonia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

52%Socioeconomic
25%Household composition
15%Racial/ethnic minority
9%Housing & transportation

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.

9.6%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
11.0%Food insecurity
8.2%SNAP enrollment
6.5%Transit barriers
8.1%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
30.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gastonia

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 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37071033311

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071033311?

Census tract 37071033311 in Gastonia scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37071033311?

10.5% of residents in tract 37071033311 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 727.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37071033311?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 25th, minority 15th, housing 9th.

What share of households in tract 37071033311 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.6% 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.

How does tract 37071033311 compare to Gastonia overall?

Tract 37071033311 scores 3.7/10, 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.