1 census tracts · pop 4,567 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Chemway is a one-tract neighborhood of Charlotte, NC and houses 4,567 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Charlotte rate of 29.9%.
29% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $1,045, 35% below the Charlotte average of $1,612. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. SNAP participation is 30.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 34.0% of adults, 16.2 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 1,666 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 40.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 32.7% in 2016 against a 40.9% peak. That places it #1 of 111 neighborhoods in Charlotte.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Shannon Park and Knollwood Acres.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Chemway 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 & transport93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Chemway
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,666Total filings (sum)
39.49%Avg annual filing rate
40.9%Peak year (2014)
32.68%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chemway
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.6%Housing insecurity
18.3%Utility shutoff threat
34.0%Food insecurity
30.9%SNAP enrollment
16.5%No health insurance
39.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Chemway
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chemway?
Chemway 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 Chemway compare to Charlotte overall?
Chemway scores 1.4 points higher than Charlotte overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,045 vs $1,612.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chemway?
Average gross rent in Chemway is $1,045/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chemway residents are renters?
51% of Chemway households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Charlotte). The neighborhood has 4,567 residents.
Q5
Is Chemway a high social-vulnerability area?
Chemway 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 Chemway for landlords?
Chemway 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 Chemway?
Chemway has 4,629 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (63%), Hispanic / Latino (18.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
