Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Rocky Mount Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37127010302 · Nash County, NC · pop 2,816 · 78% of tract blocks fall in Rocky Mount

Rocky Mount anchors census tract 37127010302, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 38% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $843 a month against an average household income of $57,778 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 22% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units1,338

Renter share33.7%

SVI overall0.33

Poverty rate14.1%

Median income$57,778

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rocky Mount and the region

Centroid at 35.9238, -77.8503 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rocky Mount scores 4.2

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

14.1% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$843 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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

49%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
39%Housing & transportation

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.

14.2%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
17.5%Food insecurity
14.2%SNAP enrollment
9.1%Transit barriers
10.5%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
35.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rocky Mount

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 3.5/10. 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 33rd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37127010302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37127010302?

Census tract 37127010302 in Rocky Mount scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 37127010302?

Median gross rent is $843/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37127010302?

14.1% of residents in tract 37127010302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,816.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37127010302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 5th, minority 69th, housing 39th.

What share of households in tract 37127010302 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.2% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37127010302 compare to Rocky Mount overall?

Tract 37127010302 scores 4.2/10, 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.