Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Statesville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37097060603 · Iredell County, NC · pop 1,818 · 60% of tract blocks fall in Statesville
In Statesville in Iredell County, census tract 37097060603 scores 6.2/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #17,045 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,044 a month while the average household earns $70,518 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units601
Renter share17.1%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate21.5%
Median income$70,518
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Statesville and the region
Centroid at 35.7489, -80.8309 · click any tract to drill in
Why Statesville scores 5
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
21.5% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$1,044 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 Statesville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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)
- 35Total filings over 3 yrs
- 3.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.3%Peak (2003)
- 9Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
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.
- 15.4%Housing insecurity
- 10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.4%Food insecurity
- 16.6%SNAP enrollment
- 10.3%Transit barriers
- 14.8%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 39.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Statesville
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Statesville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Iredell County average of 5.1 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 35 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.3% of renter households in 2003.
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 37097060603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37097060603?
Census tract 37097060603 in Statesville 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 37097060603?
Median gross rent is $1,044/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37097060603?
21.5% of residents in tract 37097060603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,818.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37097060603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 63th, minority 56th, housing 76th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37097060603?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 35 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 37097060603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.98% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37097060603 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.4% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37097060603 compare to Statesville overall?
Tract 37097060603 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Statesville at 2.8/10. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Statesville
Top eight tracts in Statesville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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