Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Mooresville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37097061601 · Iredell County, NC · pop 3,379
Census tract 37097061601 covers Mooresville in Iredell County, home to 3,379 residents. For landlords it grades 5.7/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 64% 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 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,160 monthly, set against $53,152 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,232
Renter share44.6%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$53,152
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mooresville and the region
Centroid at 35.5864, -80.8192 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mooresville scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mooresville
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,160 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mooresville
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mooresville
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mooresville
4.5
How Mooresville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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)
- 249Total filings over 3 yrs
- 16.59%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.5%Peak (2002)
- 60Filings 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.
- 19.6%Housing insecurity
- 14.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.6%Food insecurity
- 25.6%SNAP enrollment
- 13.8%Transit barriers
- 14.0%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 39.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mooresville
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Mooresville 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 249 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 16.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.5% of renter households in 2002.
In CDC survey modeling, about 19.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.6% 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 37097061601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37097061601?
Census tract 37097061601 in Mooresville 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 37097061601?
Median gross rent is $1,160/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37097061601?
15.6% of residents in tract 37097061601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,379.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37097061601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 58th, minority 67th, housing 59th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37097061601?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 249 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 37097061601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.59% of renter households, peaking at 20.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37097061601 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.6% 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. 14.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37097061601 compare to Mooresville overall?
Tract 37097061601 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Mooresville at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mooresville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mooresville
Top eight tracts in Mooresville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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37097061503
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37097061604
2.6
/ 10 · Low
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37097061403
2.6
/ 10 · Low
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2.5
/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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