4 census tracts · pop 18,506 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 3.9–5.1
Idlewild is a 4-tract suburb of Charlotte, NC and houses 18,506 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 47% against 29.9% citywide, putting Idlewild 17.4% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.9 to 5.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.7/10.
Filings are well documented here: 2,743 across 4 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 82.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 19.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
At $1,493 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Charlotte commands. Among the 111 mapped neighborhoods of Charlotte, it ranks #44 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Bahama Park and Arlington.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $74,242. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Idlewild vs CharlotteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Idlewild
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,743Total filings (sum)
28.31%Avg annual filing rate
82.4%Peak year (2014)
20.61%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Idlewild
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.9%Housing insecurity
12.1%Utility shutoff threat
23.8%Food insecurity
18.4%SNAP enrollment
16.7%No health insurance
33.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Idlewild
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Idlewild?
Idlewild scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Idlewild compare to Charlotte overall?
Idlewild scores 0.6 points higher than Charlotte overall (4/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,493 vs $1,612.
Q3
What is the average rent in Idlewild?
Average gross rent in Idlewild is $1,493/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Idlewild residents are renters?
36% of Idlewild households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Charlotte). The neighborhood has 18,506 residents.
Q5
Is Idlewild a high social-vulnerability area?
Idlewild sits in the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Idlewild have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Idlewild is census tract 37119001920 (score 5.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 5.1, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Idlewild for landlords?
Idlewild carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Idlewild?
Idlewild has 18,423 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (32.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (30.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
