2 census tracts · pop 7,616 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–3.6
Copperfield is a 2-tract neighborhood of Kernersville, NC, population 7,616. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 30% of renter households. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Filings are well documented here: 638 across 2 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.7/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 64.6% of renter households. That places it #5 of 7 neighborhoods in Kernersville.
Judgments average 4.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Caleb's Creek and North Lake score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Its 2 tracts score within 0.6 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,137, close to the Kernersville average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Copperfield vs KernersvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Copperfield
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
638Total filings (sum)
24.55%Avg annual filing rate
64.6%Peak year (2012)
12.09%Latest filed (2012)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Copperfield
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.7%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility shutoff threat
11.3%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
8.2%No health insurance
31.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Copperfield
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Copperfield?
Copperfield scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Copperfield compare to Kernersville overall?
Copperfield scores 0.7 points lower than Kernersville overall (4/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,137 vs $1,082.
Q3
What is the average rent in Copperfield?
Average gross rent in Copperfield is $1,137/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Copperfield residents are renters?
34% of Copperfield households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Kernersville). The neighborhood has 7,616 residents.
Q5
Is Copperfield a high social-vulnerability area?
Copperfield 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 Copperfield have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Copperfield is census tract 37067003307 (score 3.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Copperfield for landlords?
Copperfield carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kernersville as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Copperfield?
Copperfield has 7,966 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.6%), Hispanic / Latino (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
