Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
Gatewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Raleigh
Tract 37183052816 ·
Wake County, NC · pop 7,294 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 37183052816 in the Gatewood area of Raleigh, NC reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 65% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Wake County average of 42.7%.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%Stable renters 8%Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units2,142
Renter share23.8%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$88,981
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Gatewood
Moderate
Within parent city
57th percentile
#48 of 111 tracts In Raleigh
Elevated
Within county
75th percentile
#58 of 230 tracts In Wake County
High
Within state
77th percentile
#614 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Raleigh and the region
Centroid at 35.7344, -78.5946 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gatewood scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Raleigh
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,561 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Raleigh
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Raleigh
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Raleigh
4.0
How Gatewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
40%Socioeconomic
61%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
44%Housing & transportation
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.
18.4%Housing insecurity
12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
20.9%Food insecurity
16.9%SNAP enrollment
11.0%Transit barriers
12.1%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
27.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gatewood
Severe burden reaches 32%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9/10.
Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.3/10. Against the Wake County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points.
That is riskier than roughly 59% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 24% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the NC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Average gross rent is $1,561, close to the Raleigh average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $88,981.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 37183052816
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183052816?
Census tract 37183052816 in the Gatewood neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 37183052816?
Median gross rent is $1,561/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37183052816?
12.3% of residents in tract 37183052816 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,294.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37183052816?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 61th, minority 95th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 37183052816 considered part of Gatewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183052816 fall within Gatewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 37183052816 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.4% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37183052816 compare to Raleigh overall?
Tract 37183052816 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Raleigh at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Raleigh eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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