Within parent city
6
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Rocky Mount Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 37127010504 · Nash County, NC · pop 4,919 · 75% of tract blocks fall in Rocky Mount
With a score of 3/10, tract 37127010504 in Rocky Mount, NC reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,919 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,276
Renter share37.6%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$84,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rocky Mount and the region
Centroid at 35.9460, -77.8842 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rocky Mount scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$968 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%Housing & transportation
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)
- 1,009Total filings over 2 yrs
- 113.32%Avg annual filing rate
- 118.2%Peak (2002)
- 483Filings 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.
- 11.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.6%Food insecurity
- 9.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.1%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rocky Mount
Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. 45% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Nash County average of 35.3%. 16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,009 evictions over 2 years of observation.
It sits 0.7 points below the Nash County average of 3.7. The worst year on record was 2002, when 118.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 113.3% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7/10. Against average income of $84,125, annual rent is just 14%.
Statewide the NC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. Average gross rent is $968, close to the Rocky Mount average. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37127010504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37127010504?
Census tract 37127010504 in Rocky Mount scores 3/10 (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 37127010504?
Median gross rent is $968/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37127010504?
10.6% of residents in tract 37127010504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,919.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37127010504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 65th, minority 64th, housing 64th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37127010504?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,009 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37127010504 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 113.32% of renter households, peaking at 118.2% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37127010504 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37127010504 compare to Rocky Mount overall?
Tract 37127010504 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Rocky Mount at 3.4/10. 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.
Tract · NC
37127010301
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
Five Points
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
37127010200
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
37065020600
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
37065020400
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
37127010700
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
37065020300
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NC
37127010505
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Related