Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
Martinsville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 51690000400 · Martinsville city, VA · pop 2,546
51690000400 is a census tract in Martinsville, VA. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,546. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,046
Renter share37.5%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate25.1%
Median income$43,561
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martinsville and the region
Centroid at 36.6753, -79.8756 · click any tract to drill in
Why Martinsville scores 4.6
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
25.1% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$831 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Martinsville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%Housing & transportation
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.
- 22.6%Housing insecurity
- 16.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.8%Food insecurity
- 29.4%SNAP enrollment
- 15.1%Transit barriers
- 15.2%No health insurance
- 20.3%Frequent mental distress
- 42.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Martinsville
Against Martinsville City at 38.9%, 28% of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10.
SNAP participation runs 29.4% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.7/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 7.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Martinsville City average of 4.3 closely. Average gross rent is $831, close to the Martinsville average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 51690000400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51690000400?
Census tract 51690000400 in Martinsville 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 51690000400?
Median gross rent is $831/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51690000400?
25.1% of residents in tract 51690000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,546.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51690000400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 99th, minority 73th, housing 18th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 51690000400 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.6% 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. 16.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 51690000400 compare to Martinsville overall?
Tract 51690000400 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Martinsville at 4.1/10. 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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