Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Halifax Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37083931000 · Halifax County, NC · pop 3,128 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Halifax
Halifax anchors census tract 37083931000, which lands at 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #11,409 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $847 a month against an average household income of $50,455 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,030
Renter share29.7%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate19.8%
Median income$50,455
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Halifax and the region
Centroid at 36.2733, -77.5165 · click any tract to drill in
Why Halifax scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Halifax
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
19.8% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$847 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Halifax
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Halifax
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Halifax
6.6
How Halifax compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%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)
- 112Total filings over 14 yrs
- 2.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.9%Peak (2012)
- 7Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 17% over the past 14 months.
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.
- 23.2%Housing insecurity
- 17.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.5%Food insecurity
- 30.0%SNAP enrollment
- 15.4%Transit barriers
- 15.5%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 41.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Halifax
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.6/10. 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 Halifax, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Halifax County average of 6.3 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 112 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 3.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.9% of renter households in 2012.
In CDC survey modeling, about 23.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.4% 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 37083931000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37083931000?
Census tract 37083931000 in Halifax scores 4.2/10 (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 37083931000?
Median gross rent is $847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37083931000?
19.8% of residents in tract 37083931000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,128.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37083931000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 68th, minority 78th, housing 92th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37083931000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 112 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 37083931000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.97% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37083931000 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.2% 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. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37083931000 compare to Halifax overall?
Tract 37083931000 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Halifax at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Halifax; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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