Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Gastonia Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37071033313 · Gaston County, NC · pop 2,193 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Gastonia
Tract 37071033313, home to 2,193 residents in Gastonia in Gaston County, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,773 a month against an average household income of $133,723 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units777
Renter share5.1%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate1.7%
Median income$133,723
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gastonia and the region
Centroid at 35.2092, -81.1504 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gastonia scores 2.3
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
1.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,773 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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.
- 6.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.7%Food insecurity
- 4.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.3%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 24.9%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 6.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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.
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 37071033313
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37071033313?
Census tract 37071033313 in Gastonia scores 2.3/10 (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 37071033313?
Median gross rent is $1,773/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37071033313?
1.7% of residents in tract 37071033313 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,193.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37071033313?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 68th, minority 36th, housing 13th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 37071033313 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.3% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 37071033313 compare to Gastonia overall?
Tract 37071033313 scores 2.3/10, lower 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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