4 census tracts · pop 8,560 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3–3.9
Ghent spans 4 census tracts of Norfolk, VA, population 8,560. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.5/10, placing it in the Lower tier. This is a renter market: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Cost burden runs 41% against 32.3% citywide, putting Ghent 8.3% over its own city. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. At $1,551 a month, rents sit 17% over what the rest of Norfolk commands. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.7/10.
Court records carry 322 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
SNAP participation is 5.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 7.6% of renter households.
That places it #40 of 55 neighborhoods in Norfolk. Judgments average 0.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Ghent vs NorfolkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ghent
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
322Total filings (sum)
4.52%Avg annual filing rate
7.6%Peak year (2016)
4.13%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ghent
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.0%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
24.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ghent
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ghent?
Ghent scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Ghent compare to Norfolk overall?
Ghent scores 0.6 points lower than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,551 vs $1,321.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ghent?
Average gross rent in Ghent is $1,551/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ghent residents are renters?
70% of Ghent households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 8,560 residents.
Q5
Is Ghent a high social-vulnerability area?
Ghent sits in the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Ghent have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ghent is census tract 51710004002 (score 3.9/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.9, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Ghent for landlords?
Ghent carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Norfolk as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ghent?
Ghent has 8,821 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74%), Hispanic / Latino (7.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
