Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Princeton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37101040501 · Johnston County, NC · pop 5,085 · 46% of tract blocks fall in Princeton
With a score of 5.5/10, tract 37101040501 in Princeton ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,085 residents. That is riskier than about 56% of US census tracts.
43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $916 monthly, set against $52,792 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,953
Renter share33.7%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate17.0%
Median income$52,792
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Princeton and the region
Centroid at 35.4268, -78.1990 · click any tract to drill in
Why Princeton scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Princeton
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
17.0% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$916 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Princeton
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Princeton
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Princeton
4.8
How Princeton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%Housing & transportation
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.
- 15.9%Housing insecurity
- 11.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.3%Food insecurity
- 20.3%SNAP enrollment
- 11.6%Transit barriers
- 14.4%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 40.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Princeton
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Princeton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Johnston County average of 5.0 and in line with 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 15.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37101040501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37101040501?
Census tract 37101040501 in Princeton scores 4.1/10 (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 37101040501?
Median gross rent is $916/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37101040501?
17.0% of residents in tract 37101040501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,085.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37101040501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 99th, minority 49th, housing 82th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 37101040501 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.9% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 37101040501 compare to Princeton overall?
Tract 37101040501 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Princeton at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Princeton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Princeton
Top eight tracts in Princeton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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