Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Wrightsboro Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37129011503 · New Hanover County, NC · pop 3,814 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Wrightsboro
Wrightsboro is where census tract 37129011503 sits, home to 3,814 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.8/10. It lands near the 31st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $635 a month against an average household income of $72,930 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,732
Renter share14.4%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate25.8%
Median income$72,930
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wrightsboro and the region
Centroid at 34.3207, -77.9786 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wrightsboro scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wrightsboro
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
25.8% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$635 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wrightsboro
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wrightsboro
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wrightsboro
4.4
How Wrightsboro compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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.
- 15.7%Housing insecurity
- 11.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.7%Food insecurity
- 19.5%SNAP enrollment
- 10.9%Transit barriers
- 12.2%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 37.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wrightsboro
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.4/10. 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 Wrightsboro, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the New Hanover County average of 5.2 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 69th 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 37129011503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37129011503?
Census tract 37129011503 in Wrightsboro scores 4/10 (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 37129011503?
Median gross rent is $635/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37129011503?
25.8% of residents in tract 37129011503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,814.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37129011503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 70th, minority 56th, housing 61th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 37129011503 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.7% 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. 11.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 37129011503 compare to Wrightsboro overall?
Tract 37129011503 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Wrightsboro at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wrightsboro; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wrightsboro
Top eight tracts in Wrightsboro ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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