Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Tanglewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Elizabeth City
Tract 37139960600 ·
Pasquotank County, NC · pop 7,105 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
The Tanglewood area of Elizabeth City is where census tract 37139960600 sits, home to 7,105 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 28% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,382 a month while the average household earns $79,886 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%Stable renters 20%Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units3,037
Renter share31.1%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$79,886
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Tanglewood
Moderate
Within parent city
14th percentile
#7 of 8 tracts In Elizabeth City
Very Low
Within county
11th percentile
#9 of 10 tracts In Pasquotank County
Very Low
Within state
34th percentile
#1,764 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elizabeth City and the region
Centroid at 36.2717, -76.2946 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tanglewood scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Elizabeth City
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,382 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elizabeth City
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elizabeth City
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elizabeth City
2.6
How Tanglewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
26%Socioeconomic
16%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
65%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)
413Total filings over 9 yrs
9.08%Avg annual filing rate
9.5%Peak (2013)
53Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2018
Filings climbed 77% over the past 9 months.
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.
11.3%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
8.2%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
30.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tanglewood
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.6/10. 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 Elizabeth City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Pasquotank 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.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 36th 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 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% 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 37139960600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37139960600?
Census tract 37139960600 in the Tanglewood neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 37139960600?
Median gross rent is $1,382/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37139960600?
3.9% of residents in tract 37139960600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,105.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37139960600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 16th, minority 60th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 37139960600 considered part of Tanglewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37139960600 fall within Tanglewood (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37139960600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 413 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 37139960600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.08% of renter households, peaking at 9.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37139960600 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.3% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37139960600 compare to Elizabeth City overall?
Tract 37139960600 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Elizabeth City at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elizabeth City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Elizabeth City
Top eight tracts in Elizabeth City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.