Eviction Risk in Sweetwater , Hickory
2 census tracts · pop 6,940 · pop-weighted composite 5.3/10 · range 5.1–5.6
Sweetwater is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Hickory with 2 census tracts and a population of 6,940 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 31% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 7% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $788/month sits 26% lower than the Hickory citywide median ($1,063).
Sweetwater vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Sweetwater vs Hickory
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 6,933 residents across all tracts in Sweetwater. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 37.9%
- White (non-Hispanic) 45.8%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 11.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.5%
- Other / Multiracial 2.5%
2 tracts in Sweetwater
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37035011000 | 5.6 | 2,658 | 40% | $705 |
| 37035010304 | 5.1 | 4,282 | 25% | $840 |
CDC SVI percentile: 91
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Sweetwater
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 2,611Total filings (sum)
- 18.46%Avg annual filing rate
- 68.0%Peak year (2007)
- 15.40%Latest filed (2018)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sweetwater
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 18.1%Housing insecurity
- 11.6%Utility shutoff threat
- 24.2%Food insecurity
- 20.0%SNAP enrollment
- 18.4%No health insurance
- 37.6%Any disability
About Sweetwater
What is the eviction-risk score for Sweetwater?
Sweetwater scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Sweetwater compare to Hickory overall?
Sweetwater scores 0.2 points lower than Hickory overall (5.5/10). Rent burden: 31% vs 26% citywide. Median rent: $788 vs $1,063.
What is the median rent in Sweetwater?
Median gross rent in Sweetwater is $788/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Sweetwater residents are renters?
39% of Sweetwater households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Hickory). The neighborhood has 6,940 residents.
Is Sweetwater a high social-vulnerability area?
Sweetwater sits in the 91th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.