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Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Spout Springs Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37085071402 · Harnett County, NC · pop 11,083 · 13% of tract blocks fall in Spout Springs

Census tract 37085071402 runs through Spout Springs. With 11,083 residents, it scores 5.8/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #27,373 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,522 a month while the average household earns $75,924 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 36% Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units3,013
Renter share66.2%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate19.6%
Median income$75,924

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Spout Springs
Very High
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 28 tracts In Harnett County
Moderate
Within state
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#1,398 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Moderate
National
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#48,083 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Spout Springs and the region

Centroid at 35.2299, -79.1256 · click any tract to drill in

Why Spout Springs scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Spout Springs
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
19.6% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,522 rent vs county FMR
9.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spout Springs
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spout Springs
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spout Springs
4.4

How Spout Springs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Spout Springs risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 071402Spout Springs: 2.72.7Spout Springsparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

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)

  • 1,091Total filings over 17 yrs
  • 7.11%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.4%Peak (2013)
  • 57Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370850714022001: 43 filings (9.66/100 renter HHs)2002: 59 filings (13.25/100 renter HHs)2003: 54 filings (12.13/100 renter HHs)2004: 40 filings (8.98/100 renter HHs)2006: 57 filings (8.94/100 renter HHs)2007: 60 filings (9.41/100 renter HHs)2008: 63 filings (9.88/100 renter HHs)2009: 69 filings (10.82/100 renter HHs)2010: 65 filings (4.90/100 renter HHs)2011: 68 filings (4.03/100 renter HHs)2012: 67 filings (3.97/100 renter HHs)2013: 91 filings (5.40/100 renter HHs)2014: 89 filings (5.28/100 renter HHs)2015: 69 filings (4.09/100 renter HHs)2016: 76 filings (3.89/100 renter HHs)2017: 64 filings (3.27/100 renter HHs)2018: 57 filings (2.92/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 33% over the past 17 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Spout Springs

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 9.6/10. 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 inherited from Spout Springs, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Harnett County average of 5.2 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 63rd 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,091 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 7.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.4% of renter households in 2013.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37085071402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37085071402?

Census tract 37085071402 in Spout Springs scores 3.6/10 (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 37085071402?

Median gross rent is $1,522/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37085071402?

19.6% of residents in tract 37085071402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 11,083.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37085071402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 76th, minority 68th, housing 23th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37085071402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,091 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 37085071402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.11% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37085071402 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.7% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37085071402 compare to Spout Springs overall?

Tract 37085071402 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Spout Springs at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spout Springs; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Spout Springs

Top eight tracts in Spout Springs ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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