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Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Rocky Mount Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37127010200 · Nash County, NC · pop 4,421 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Rocky Mount

Census tract 37127010200 belongs to Rocky Mount, North Carolina. It is home to 4,421 residents and scores 5.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #33,619 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $808 monthly, set against $32,150 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 31% Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units2,095
Renter share62.8%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate18.4%
Median income$32,150

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 17 tracts In Rocky Mount
Elevated
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 25 tracts In Nash County
Very High
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#455 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,926 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Rocky Mount and the region

Centroid at 35.9093, -77.8226 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rocky Mount scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rocky Mount
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
18.4% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$808 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rocky Mount
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rocky Mount
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rocky Mount
3.5

How Rocky Mount compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rocky Mount risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 010200Rocky Mount: 3.13.1Rocky Mountparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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)

  • 3,401Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 109.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 116.0%Peak (2002)
  • 1,597Filings in 2003 (latest validated)
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 Rocky Mount

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.6/10. 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 Rocky Mount eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Nash County average of 5.3 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 28.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3,401 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 109.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 116.0% of renter households in 2002.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37127010200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37127010200?

Census tract 37127010200 in Rocky Mount scores 5/10 (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 37127010200?

Median gross rent is $808/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37127010200?

18.4% of residents in tract 37127010200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,421.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37127010200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 64th, minority 81th, housing 93th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37127010200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,401 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37127010200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 109.36% of renter households, peaking at 116.0% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37127010200 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.4% 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. 20.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37127010200 compare to Rocky Mount overall?

Tract 37127010200 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Rocky Mount at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rocky Mount eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rocky Mount

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

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