Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Jones Creek Eviction Risk: Elevated , Martinsville
Tract 51690000200 · Martinsville city, VA · pop 2,113 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 51690000200 covers Jones Creek in Martinsville in Virginia. Home to 2,113 residents, it scores 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #4,135 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $694 a month against an average household income of $19,859 a year, roughly 42% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units849
Renter share49.2%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate47.5%
Median income$19,859
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martinsville and the region
Centroid at 36.6903, -79.8868 · click any tract to drill in
Why Jones Creek scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Martinsville
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
47.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$694 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Martinsville
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Martinsville
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Martinsville
6.5
How Jones Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%Housing & transportation
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.
- 31.3%Housing insecurity
- 26.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 44.2%Food insecurity
- 49.8%SNAP enrollment
- 22.4%Transit barriers
- 14.6%No health insurance
- 21.3%Frequent mental distress
- 50.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Jones Creek
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Martinsville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Martinsville City County average of 6.4 and above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 31.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 26.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 51690000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51690000200?
Census tract 51690000200 in the Jones Creek neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 51690000200?
Median gross rent is $694/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51690000200?
47.5% of residents in tract 51690000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,113.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51690000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 99th, minority 93th, housing 39th.
Q5
Is tract 51690000200 considered part of Jones Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51690000200 fall within Jones Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51690000200 struggle to pay rent?
About 31.3% 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. 26.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51690000200 compare to Martinsville overall?
Tract 51690000200 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Martinsville at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Martinsville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Martinsville
Top eight tracts in Martinsville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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