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Neighborhood · Charlotte, NC

Derita Woods Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,439 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 4.5–4.5

Derita Woods maps to a single census tract in Charlotte, NC and houses 4,439 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 29.9% citywide, putting Derita Woods 28.5% over its own city.

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2/10. Court records for this tract carry 661 eviction filings.

Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 23.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 16.6% in 2016 against a 23.3% peak. At $1,487 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Charlotte commands.

That places it #49 of 111 neighborhoods in Charlotte. The closest comparables inside the same city are Carolina Village and Pine Island.

Social vulnerability runs high at 7.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $59,116.

32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Derita Woods vs Charlotte How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
58.4% +95%
Charlotte: 29.9%
Average gross rent
$1,487 -8%
Charlotte: $1,612
Average HH income
$59,116 -25%
Charlotte: $78,438
Poverty rate
7.9% -32%
Charlotte: 11.7%
Renter share
32.0% -35%
Charlotte: 49.0%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Derita Woods and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.5–4.5

Why Derita Woods scores 4.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Rent control risk
58% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
32% renter households · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Economic stress
7.9% below poverty line · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Risk score comparison

Derita Woods vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Derita Woods score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.5Derita WoodsNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Derita Woods

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
37119005404 4.5 4,439 58% $1,487
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 76

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 62%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 88%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Derita Woods

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 661Total filings (sum)
  • 19.53%Avg annual filing rate
  • 23.3%Peak year (2014)
  • 16.61%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Derita Woods

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Derita Woods

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Derita Woods?

Derita Woods scores 4.5/10 (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 Derita Woods compare to Charlotte overall?

Derita Woods scores 0.5 points higher than Charlotte overall (4/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,487 vs $1,612.
Q3

What is the average rent in Derita Woods?

Average gross rent in Derita Woods is $1,487/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Derita Woods residents are renters?

32% of Derita Woods households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Charlotte). The neighborhood has 4,439 residents.
Q5

Is Derita Woods a high social-vulnerability area?

Derita Woods sits in the 76th 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 Derita Woods for landlords?

Derita Woods carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Derita Woods?

Derita Woods has 4,729 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (57.5%), Hispanic / Latino (24.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (11.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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