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Census Tract · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally

Benson Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37101041510 · Johnston County, NC · pop 1,708 · 4% of tract blocks fall in Benson

Census tract 37101041510 covers part of Benson, NC, and scores 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,708 residents. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 8% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units744
Renter share8.3%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$52,158

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Benson
Low
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 53 tracts In Johnston County
Elevated
Within state
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#729 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
National
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#37,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Benson and the region

Centroid at 35.4458, -78.5711 · click any tract to drill in

Why Benson scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Benson
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,043 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Benson
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Benson
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Benson
8.0

How Benson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Benson risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.7This tracttract 0415104.4Bensonparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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 Benson

On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.3/10.

Against the Johnston County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points. Nationally it ranks #37,882 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 8% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

Social vulnerability reads 3.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,043, close to the Benson average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $52,158.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 37101041510

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37101041510?

Census tract 37101041510 in Benson scores 4.7/10 (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 37101041510?

Median gross rent is $1,043/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37101041510?

6.6% of residents in tract 37101041510 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,708.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37101041510?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 24th, minority 29th, housing 42th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 37101041510 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 37101041510 compare to Benson overall?

Tract 37101041510 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Benson at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Benson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Benson

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

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