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Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Clayton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37101041001 · Johnston County, NC · pop 11,537 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Clayton

Census tract 37101041001 covers Clayton, home to 11,537 residents. For landlords it grades 5.7/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,430 a month while the average household earns $69,025 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 16% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units4,036
Renter share32.1%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$69,025

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 10 tracts In Clayton
High
Within county
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#30 of 53 tracts In Johnston County
Moderate
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#1,904 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Clayton and the region

Centroid at 35.6309, -78.4192 · click any tract to drill in

Why Clayton scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Clayton
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,430 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clayton
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clayton
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clayton
5.6

How Clayton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Clayton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 041001Clayton: 2.42.4Claytonparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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)

  • 2,121Total filings over 16 yrs
  • 14.99%Avg annual filing rate
  • 29.9%Peak (2002)
  • 103Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371010410012001: 107 filings (15.48/100 renter HHs)2002: 207 filings (29.94/100 renter HHs)2003: 163 filings (23.58/100 renter HHs)2004: 112 filings (16.20/100 renter HHs)2005: 104 filings (9.35/100 renter HHs)2006: 148 filings (13.31/100 renter HHs)2007: 142 filings (12.77/100 renter HHs)2008: 151 filings (13.58/100 renter HHs)2009: 134 filings (12.05/100 renter HHs)2010: 139 filings (14.21/100 renter HHs)2011: 138 filings (15.94/100 renter HHs)2012: 128 filings (14.78/100 renter HHs)2013: 128 filings (14.78/100 renter HHs)2014: 99 filings (11.43/100 renter HHs)2015: 118 filings (13.63/100 renter HHs)2016: 103 filings (8.73/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Clayton

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Clayton eviction risk, 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 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 2,121 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 15.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 29.9% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 72nd 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37101041001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37101041001?

Census tract 37101041001 in Clayton scores 2.9/10 (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 37101041001?

Median gross rent is $1,430/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37101041001?

9.6% of residents in tract 37101041001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 11,537.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37101041001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 80th, minority 66th, housing 82th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37101041001?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,121 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37101041001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.99% of renter households, peaking at 29.9% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37101041001 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.3% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37101041001 compare to Clayton overall?

Tract 37101041001 scores 2.9/10, higher than the parent city of Clayton at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clayton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Clayton

Top eight tracts in Clayton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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