Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Washington Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Statesville
Tract 37097060200 · Iredell County, NC · pop 2,103 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
37097060200 is a census tract in the Washington Heights area of Statesville, NC. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,103. Severe burden reaches 41%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units891
Renter share47.3%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate27.8%
Median income$43,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Statesville and the region
Centroid at 35.7629, -80.8732 · click any tract to drill in
Why Washington Heights scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Statesville
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
27.8% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$815 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Statesville
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Statesville
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Statesville
6.9
How Washington Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%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)
- 314Total filings over 3 yrs
- 25.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 33.1%Peak (2002)
- 81Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Washington Heights. 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.
- 27.7%Housing insecurity
- 20.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.9%Food insecurity
- 35.2%SNAP enrollment
- 18.2%Transit barriers
- 15.8%No health insurance
- 20.7%Frequent mental distress
- 42.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Washington Heights
Against Iredell County at 34.7%, 49% of renters here are cost-burdened. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10. SNAP participation runs 35.2% against 15.2% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.9/10. Food insecurity runs 35.9% against 17.8% nationally. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.6/10.
The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. It sits 1.5 points above the Iredell County average of 4.2.
Average gross rent is $815, 19% below the Statesville average. Court records carry 314 eviction filings across 3 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2002 at 33.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 25.7% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37097060200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37097060200?
Census tract 37097060200 in the Washington Heights neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 37097060200?
Median gross rent is $815/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37097060200?
27.8% of residents in tract 37097060200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,103.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37097060200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 83th, minority 88th, housing 32th.
Q5
Is tract 37097060200 considered part of Washington Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37097060200 fall within Washington Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37097060200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 314 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 37097060200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 25.73% of renter households, peaking at 33.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37097060200 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.7% 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. 20.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37097060200 compare to Statesville overall?
Tract 37097060200 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Statesville at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Statesville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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