Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Black Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 37195000900 · Wilson County, NC · pop 4,052 · 16% of tract blocks fall in Black Creek
For landlords sizing up Black Creek, census tract 37195000900 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. It lands near the 67th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $896 monthly, set against $49,460 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,509
Renter share33.1%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate15.0%
Median income$49,460
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Black Creek and the region
Centroid at 35.6357, -77.9325 · click any tract to drill in
Why Black Creek scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Black Creek
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
15.0% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$896 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Black Creek
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Black Creek
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Black Creek
5.3
How Black Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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)
- 877Total filings over 16 yrs
- 20.61%Avg annual filing rate
- 38.0%Peak (2008)
- 59Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 23% over the past 16 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 14.6%Housing insecurity
- 10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.2%Food insecurity
- 18.3%SNAP enrollment
- 10.4%Transit barriers
- 12.5%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 40.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Black Creek
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. 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 Black Creek, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Wilson County average of 6.3 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 877 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 20.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 38.0% of renter households in 2008.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 37195000900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37195000900?
Census tract 37195000900 in Black Creek scores 4.4/10 (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 37195000900?
Median gross rent is $896/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37195000900?
15.0% of residents in tract 37195000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,052.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37195000900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 57th, minority 48th, housing 41th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37195000900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 877 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 37195000900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.61% of renter households, peaking at 38.0% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 37195000900 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.6% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 37195000900 compare to Black Creek overall?
Tract 37195000900 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Black Creek at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Black Creek; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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