1 census tracts · pop 5,209 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Candlewood is a one-tract neighborhood of Charlotte, NC and houses 5,209 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Charlotte rate of 29.9%.
22.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
69% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. Average gross rent is $1,232, 24% below the Charlotte average of $1,612.
The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The filing record is not thin: 1,407 evictions logged in this tract.
Disability prevalence reaches 43.9% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 30.0% of renter households.
That places it #1 of 111 neighborhoods in Charlotte. Judgments average 15.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Candlewood vs CharlotteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Candlewood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,407Total filings (sum)
40.30%Avg annual filing rate
30.0%Peak year (2016)
30.00%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Candlewood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.9%Housing insecurity
22.8%Utility shutoff threat
44.9%Food insecurity
40.7%SNAP enrollment
29.2%No health insurance
43.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Candlewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Candlewood?
Candlewood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Candlewood compare to Charlotte overall?
Candlewood scores 1.4 points higher than Charlotte overall (4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,232 vs $1,612.
Q3
What is the average rent in Candlewood?
Average gross rent in Candlewood is $1,232/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Candlewood residents are renters?
69% of Candlewood households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Charlotte). The neighborhood has 5,209 residents.
Q5
Is Candlewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Candlewood sits in the 97th 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.
Q6
How safe is Candlewood for landlords?
Candlewood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Charlotte as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Candlewood?
Candlewood has 5,135 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (52.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (43.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
