Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Rocky Mount Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 37127010604 · Nash County, NC · pop 3,581

Tract 37127010604 covers Rocky Mount in North Carolina. Home to 3,581 residents, it scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #39,985 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,050 monthly, set against $59,694 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 35% Owners 34%

Tract context

Occupied units1,689

Renter share65.9%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate12.6%

Median income$59,694

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rocky Mount and the region

Centroid at 35.9834, -77.7953 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rocky Mount scores 4.1

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

12.6% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$1,050 rent vs county FMR

4.8

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: 71

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

70%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
76%Racial/ethnic minority
58%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.

20.3%Housing insecurity
14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
25.8%Food insecurity
24.3%SNAP enrollment
13.3%Transit barriers
11.6%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
36.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rocky Mount

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.8/10. 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 20.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37127010604

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37127010604?

Census tract 37127010604 in Rocky Mount scores 4.1/10 (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 37127010604?

Median gross rent is $1,050/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37127010604?

12.6% of residents in tract 37127010604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,581.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37127010604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 59th, minority 76th, housing 58th.

What share of households in tract 37127010604 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.3% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37127010604 compare to Rocky Mount overall?

Tract 37127010604 scores 4.1/10, 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.