Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Chemway Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charlotte
Tract 37119004302 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 4,567 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
37119004302 is a census tract in the Chemway area of Charlotte, NC. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,567 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,786
Renter share51.2%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate21.3%
Median income$49,722
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
93
th percentile
Very High
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charlotte and the region
Centroid at 35.2607, -80.8935 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chemway scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Charlotte
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
21.3% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,045 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charlotte
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charlotte
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charlotte
3.5
How Chemway compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,666Total filings over 4 yrs
- 39.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 40.9%Peak (2014)
- 402Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 25.6%Housing insecurity
- 18.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.0%Food insecurity
- 30.9%SNAP enrollment
- 16.7%Transit barriers
- 16.5%No health insurance
- 19.5%Frequent mental distress
- 39.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chemway
The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Average gross rent is $1,045, 35% below the Charlotte average. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10.
SNAP participation runs 30.9% against 15.2% nationally. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.
It sits 1.4 points above the Mecklenburg County average of 4.0. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 18.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,666 filings here across 4 tracked years.
The worst year on record was 2014, when 40.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 39.5% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 37119004302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119004302?
Census tract 37119004302 in the Chemway neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 37119004302?
Median gross rent is $1,045/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37119004302?
21.3% of residents in tract 37119004302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,567.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37119004302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 86th, minority 93th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 37119004302 considered part of Chemway?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119004302 fall within Chemway (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119004302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,666 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119004302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 39.49% of renter households, peaking at 40.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37119004302 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 18.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37119004302 compare to Charlotte overall?
Tract 37119004302 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Charlotte at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charlotte eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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