Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Westwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wilson

Tract 37195000401 · Wilson County, NC · pop 4,658 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 37195000401 covers part of the Westwood area of Wilson, NC, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.6/10.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 38% Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,851
Renter share59.4%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate27.0%
Median income$45,819

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Westwood
Moderate
Within parent city
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 17 tracts In Wilson
Moderate
Within county
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#10 of 25 tracts In Wilson County
Elevated
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#217 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilson and the region

Centroid at 35.7237, -77.9386 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westwood scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wilson
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
27.0% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$974 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilson
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilson
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilson
7.3

How Westwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Westwood risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0004014.2Wilsonparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westwood

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.2/10. The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Disability prevalence runs 45.6% against 31.5% nationally.

The poverty rate is 27%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.2/10. SNAP participation runs 26.2% against 15.2% nationally.

It sits 1.1 points above the Wilson County average of 4.3. Against Wilson County at 40.7%, 37% of renters here are cost-burdened. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the NC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $974, close to the Wilson average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 37195000401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37195000401?

Census tract 37195000401 in the Westwood neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 37195000401?

Median gross rent is $974/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37195000401?

27.0% of residents in tract 37195000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,658.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37195000401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 34th, minority 72th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 37195000401 considered part of Westwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37195000401 fall within Westwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 37195000401 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.2% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37195000401 compare to Wilson overall?

Tract 37195000401 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Wilson at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilson eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wilson

Top eight tracts in Wilson ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

Related