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Census Tract · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally

Elm City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37195001301 · Wilson County, NC · pop 2,983 · 63% of tract blocks fall in Elm City

Census tract 37195001301 covers part of Elm City, NC, and scores 3.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,983. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.6/10.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 19% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,223
Renter share28.5%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate19.8%
Median income$53,415

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Elm City
Moderate
Within county
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#17 of 25 tracts In Wilson County
Low
Within state
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#1,565 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Moderate
National
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#57,812 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Elm City and the region

Centroid at 35.8083, -77.8839 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elm City scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Elm City
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
19.8% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$860 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elm City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elm City
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elm City
1.5

How Elm City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Elm City risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.5This tracttract 0013013.3Elm Cityparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elm City

Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Running cool, housing-court posture reads 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 32% here against 40.7% across Wilson County.

SNAP participation runs 26.1% against 15.2% nationally. The severe-burden share is 13%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Food insecurity runs 26.6% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Wilson County average of 4.3, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.8 points.

On the national scale it lands near the 31st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Average gross rent is $860, close to the Elm City average.

Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $53,415.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37195001301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37195001301?

Census tract 37195001301 in Elm City scores 3.5/10 (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 37195001301?

Median gross rent is $860/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37195001301?

19.8% of residents in tract 37195001301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,983.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37195001301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 47th, minority 72th, housing 71th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 37195001301 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.6% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 37195001301 compare to Elm City overall?

Tract 37195001301 scores 3.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Elm City at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elm City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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