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

Rocky Mount Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37127010503 · Nash County, NC · pop 2,225 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Rocky Mount

Tract 37127010503, home to 2,225 residents in Rocky Mount in Nash County, scores 5.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,030 a month while the average household earns $74,265 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 10% Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,010
Renter share14.3%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate17.5%
Median income$74,265

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 17 tracts In Rocky Mount
Moderate
Within county
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 25 tracts In Nash County
Elevated
Within state
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#969 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
National
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#37,643 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Rocky Mount and the region

Centroid at 35.9868, -77.8588 · 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
17.5% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,030 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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: 4.24.2This tracttract 010503Rocky Mount: 3.13.1Rocky Mountparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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)

  • 204Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 56.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 59.0%Peak (2002)
  • 97Filings 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 score leans hardest on supply constraint 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 safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 204 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 56.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 59.0% of renter households in 2002.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% 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 37127010503

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37127010503?

Census tract 37127010503 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 37127010503?

Median gross rent is $1,030/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37127010503?

17.5% of residents in tract 37127010503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,225.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37127010503?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 64th, minority 62th, housing 56th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37127010503?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 204 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37127010503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 56.28% of renter households, peaking at 59.0% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37127010503 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37127010503 compare to Rocky Mount overall?

Tract 37127010503 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.

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