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Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Statesville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37097061003 · Iredell County, NC · pop 3,791 · 45% of tract blocks fall in Statesville

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 37097061003 in Statesville ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,791 residents. That is riskier than roughly 71% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,018 a month while the average household earns $57,566 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 15% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,636
Renter share33.2%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$57,566

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 17 tracts In Statesville
Moderate
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 46 tracts In Iredell County
High
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#576 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
High
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,017 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Statesville and the region

Centroid at 35.8251, -80.9091 · click any tract to drill in

Why Statesville scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,018 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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.
Statesville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 061003Statesville: 2.82.8Statesvilleparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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)

  • 173Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 12.01%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.5%Peak (2002)
  • 33Filings in 2005 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2005
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370970610032002: 76 filings (16.47/100 renter HHs)2003: 64 filings (13.87/100 renter HHs)2005: 33 filings (5.68/100 renter HHs)
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 Statesville

The heaviest input here 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 68th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% 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 37097061003

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37097061003?

Census tract 37097061003 in Statesville scores 4.8/10 (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 37097061003?

Median gross rent is $1,018/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37097061003?

13.5% of residents in tract 37097061003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,791.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37097061003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 77th, minority 31th, housing 53th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37097061003?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 173 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 37097061003 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.01% of renter households, peaking at 16.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37097061003 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37097061003 compare to Statesville overall?

Tract 37097061003 scores 4.8/10, 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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