Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Scotland Neck Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37083931101 · Halifax County, NC · pop 1,182 · 58% of tract blocks fall in Scotland Neck
Census tract 37083931101 covers Scotland Neck, home to 1,182 residents. For landlords it grades 6.6/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 88% of US census tracts.
61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $794 a month while the average household earns $50,377 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units653
Renter share11.8%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate13.7%
Median income$50,377
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
83
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scotland Neck and the region
Centroid at 36.1532, -77.4459 · click any tract to drill in
Why Scotland Neck scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Scotland Neck
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
13.7% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$794 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Scotland Neck
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Scotland Neck
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Scotland Neck
9.7
How Scotland Neck compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%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.
- 14.4%Housing insecurity
- 10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.5%Food insecurity
- 17.0%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 10.7%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 38.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Scotland Neck
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 9.7/10. 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 Scotland Neck, 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.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% 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 37083931101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37083931101?
Census tract 37083931101 in Scotland Neck scores 5/10 (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 37083931101?
Median gross rent is $794/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37083931101?
13.7% of residents in tract 37083931101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,182.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37083931101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 32th, minority 62th, housing 57th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 37083931101 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.4% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 37083931101 compare to Scotland Neck overall?
Tract 37083931101 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Scotland Neck at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Scotland Neck; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Scotland Neck
Top eight tracts in Scotland Neck ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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