Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Covington Cross Eviction Risk: Lower , Knightdale
Tract 37183054108 · Wake County, NC · pop 8,364 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The Covington Cross area of Knightdale is where census tract 37183054108 sits, home to 8,364 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,656 monthly, set against $80,987 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,802
Renter share27.9%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$80,987
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Knightdale and the region
Centroid at 35.7732, -78.4608 · click any tract to drill in
Why Covington Cross scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Knightdale
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,656 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Knightdale
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Knightdale
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Knightdale
4.5
How Covington Cross compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%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)
- 74Total filings over 2 yrs
- 5.62%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.2%Peak (2015)
- 34Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.
- 17.2%Housing insecurity
- 10.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.0%Food insecurity
- 17.0%SNAP enrollment
- 10.9%Transit barriers
- 14.4%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 31.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Covington Cross
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Knightdale eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wake County average of 5.3 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 64th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 74 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 5.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.2% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 37183054108
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37183054108?
Census tract 37183054108 in the Covington Cross neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 37183054108?
Median gross rent is $1,656/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37183054108?
11.3% of residents in tract 37183054108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,364.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37183054108?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 76th, minority 75th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 37183054108 considered part of Covington Cross?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37183054108 fall within Covington Cross (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37183054108?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 74 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 37183054108 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.62% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37183054108 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.2% 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. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37183054108 compare to Knightdale overall?
Tract 37183054108 scores 2.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Knightdale at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Knightdale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Knightdale
Top eight tracts in Knightdale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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