Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 37085071002 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37085071002 ·
Harnett County, NC · pop 3,902
Tract 37085071002 covers Harnett in North Carolina. Home to 3,902 residents, it scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 49th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,349 monthly, set against $80,806 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%Stable renters 5%Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,529
Renter share12.0%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$80,806
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
26th percentile
#21 of 28 tracts In Harnett County
Low
Within state
31th percentile
#1,837 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
National
31th percentile
#58,384 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harnett County and the region
Centroid at 35.5144, -78.9006 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 37085071002 scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
2.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,349 rent vs county FMR
7.9
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 37085071002 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
73%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
29%Racial/ethnic minority
15%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
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
9.9%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
12.2%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
9.7%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
32.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 37085071002
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by North Carolina eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Harnett County average of 5.2 and in line with 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 172 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 5.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.8% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37085071002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37085071002?
Census tract 37085071002 in Harnett County scores 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 37085071002?
Median gross rent is $1,349/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37085071002?
7.9% of residents in tract 37085071002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,902.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37085071002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 62th, minority 29th, housing 15th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37085071002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 172 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 37085071002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.64% of renter households, peaking at 12.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37085071002 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.9% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.