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Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

Clayton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37101041005 · Johnston County, NC · pop 3,437 · 57% of tract blocks fall in Clayton

In Clayton in Johnston County, census tract 37101041005 scores 5.5/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,137 a month while the average household earns $93,088 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 9% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,436
Renter share24.5%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate1.8%
Median income$93,088

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 10 tracts In Clayton
Very Low
Within county
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#48 of 53 tracts In Johnston County
Very Low
Within state
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#2,443 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very Low
National
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#75,086 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Clayton and the region

Centroid at 35.6906, -78.4608 · click any tract to drill in

Why Clayton scores 1.9

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
1.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,137 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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: 1.91.9This tracttract 041005Clayton: 2.42.4Claytonparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 score leans hardest on 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 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 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37101041005

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37101041005?

Census tract 37101041005 in Clayton scores 1.9/10 (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 37101041005?

Median gross rent is $1,137/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37101041005?

1.8% of residents in tract 37101041005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,437.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37101041005?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 41th, minority 50th, housing 26th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 37101041005 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.6% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 37101041005 compare to Clayton overall?

Tract 37101041005 scores 1.9/10, lower 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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