Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Stony Point Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37097061002 · Iredell County, NC · pop 4,026 · 7% of tract blocks fall in Stony Point
Here is how census tract 37097061002, in Stony Point, looks to a landlord: a 4.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,026. That is riskier than about 18% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,070 a month against an average household income of $80,781 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,569
Renter share12.0%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$80,781
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Stony Point and the region
Centroid at 35.8505, -80.9691 · click any tract to drill in
Why Stony Point scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Stony Point
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,070 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Stony Point
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Stony Point
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Stony Point
2.2
How Stony Point compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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)
- 178Total filings over 3 yrs
- 26.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 43.3%Peak (2002)
- 34Filings 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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.8%Food insecurity
- 8.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 9.0%No health insurance
- 16.0%Frequent mental distress
- 32.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Stony Point
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 2.7/10. 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 Stony Point, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Iredell County average of 5.1 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37097061002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37097061002?
Census tract 37097061002 in Stony Point scores 2.6/10 (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 37097061002?
Median gross rent is $1,070/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37097061002?
9.0% of residents in tract 37097061002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,026.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37097061002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 43th, minority 17th, housing 14th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37097061002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 178 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 37097061002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.84% of renter households, peaking at 43.3% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37097061002 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37097061002 compare to Stony Point overall?
Tract 37097061002 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Stony Point at 1.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Stony Point; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Stony Point
Top eight tracts in Stony Point ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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