Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Jackson Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kannapolis
Tract 37159051501 ·
Rowan County, NC · pop 4,947 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Here is how census tract 37159051501, in the Jackson Park neighborhood of Kannapolis eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,947. It lands near the 56th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,086 monthly, set against $66,201 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 20%Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,788
Renter share30.5%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$66,201
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Jackson Park
Moderate
Within parent city
79th percentile
#4 of 15 tracts In Kannapolis
High
Within county
47th percentile
#17 of 31 tracts In Rowan County
Moderate
Within state
58th percentile
#1,118 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kannapolis and the region
Centroid at 35.5178, -80.6291 · click any tract to drill in
Why Jackson Park scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Kannapolis
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.2
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,086 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kannapolis
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kannapolis
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kannapolis
5.8
How Jackson Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
89%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
50%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)
1,913Total filings over 15 yrs
23.96%Avg annual filing rate
33.1%Peak (2014)
87Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2018
Filings climbed 32% over the past 15 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.
16.5%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
20.8%Food insecurity
17.5%SNAP enrollment
10.9%Transit barriers
15.6%No health insurance
18.7%Frequent mental distress
37.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Jackson Park
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Kannapolis 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 Rowan County average of 5.5 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 16.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37159051501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37159051501?
Census tract 37159051501 in the Jackson Park neighborhood 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 37159051501?
Median gross rent is $1,086/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37159051501?
18.2% of residents in tract 37159051501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,947.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37159051501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 57th, minority 61th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 37159051501 considered part of Jackson Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37159051501 fall within Jackson Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37159051501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,913 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 37159051501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.96% of renter households, peaking at 33.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37159051501 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.5% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37159051501 compare to Kannapolis overall?
Tract 37159051501 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Kannapolis at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kannapolis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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