Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Smithfield Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 37101040800 · Johnston County, NC · pop 4,103 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Smithfield
Eviction risk in Smithfield centers on tract 37101040800, which scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,103 residents. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $548 a month against an average household income of $34,009 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,771
Renter share52.7%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate36.9%
Median income$34,009
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
National
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smithfield and the region
Centroid at 35.4995, -78.3610 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smithfield scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Smithfield
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
36.9% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$548 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Smithfield
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Smithfield
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Smithfield
8.5
How Smithfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 663Total filings over 16 yrs
- 6.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.5%Peak (2009)
- 23Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 38% over the past 16 months.
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.
- 17.0%Housing insecurity
- 12.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.2%Food insecurity
- 22.7%SNAP enrollment
- 12.5%Transit barriers
- 16.1%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 40.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Smithfield
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.2/10. 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 Smithfield, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Johnston County average of 5.0 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 78th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 663 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 6.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.5% of renter households in 2009.
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 37101040800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37101040800?
Census tract 37101040800 in Smithfield scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 37101040800?
Median gross rent is $548/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37101040800?
36.9% of residents in tract 37101040800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,103.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37101040800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 74th, minority 56th, housing 61th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37101040800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 663 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37101040800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.15% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37101040800 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.0% 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. 12.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37101040800 compare to Smithfield overall?
Tract 37101040800 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Smithfield at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smithfield; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Smithfield
Top eight tracts in Smithfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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