Census Tract · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Grand Forks Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 38035010801 ·
Grand Forks County, ND · pop 5,633 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Grand Forks
38035010801 is a census tract in Grand Forks, ND. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. 28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%Stable renters 34%Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,434
Renter share62.2%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate29.4%
Median income$54,889
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 17 tracts In Grand Forks
Very High
Within county
86th percentile
#4 of 22 tracts In Grand Forks County
High
Within state
97th percentile
#9 of 228 tracts In North Dakota
Very High
National
53th percentile
#39,308 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grand Forks and the region
Centroid at 47.9104, -97.0837 · click any tract to drill in
Why Grand Forks scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Grand Forks
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
North Dakota legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
29.4% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$730 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grand Forks
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grand Forks
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grand Forks
1.5
How Grand Forks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.2%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
14.5%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
7.9%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
32.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Grand Forks
Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.2/10.
The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.
At $730 a month, rents run 26% under what the rest of Grand Forks commands. Against Grand Forks County at 39.2%, 45% of renters here are cost-burdened. It sits 1.0 points above the Grand Forks County average of 3.6.
On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.6/10.
Against average income of $54,889, annual rent is just 16%. Statewide the ND average is 3.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 38035010801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 38035010801?
Census tract 38035010801 in Grand Forks scores 4.6/10 (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 38035010801?
Median gross rent is $730/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 38035010801?
29.4% of residents in tract 38035010801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,633.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 38035010801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 16th, minority 30th, housing 77th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 38035010801 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 38035010801 compare to Grand Forks overall?
Tract 38035010801 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Grand Forks at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grand Forks eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Grand Forks
Top eight tracts in Grand Forks ranked by composite eviction-risk score.