2 census tracts · pop 9,073 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3.2–3.5
Mallard Grove spans 2 census tracts of Charlotte, NC, population 9,073. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 42% against 29.9% citywide, putting Mallard Grove 11.8% over its own city.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 1,133 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 19.7% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 16.5% in 2016 against a 19.7% peak. That places it #86 of 111 neighborhoods in Charlotte. The closest comparables inside the same city are Sweetbriar and Riviera.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,520, close to the Charlotte average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $85,227.
58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Mallard Grove vs CharlotteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mallard Grove
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,133Total filings (sum)
20.46%Avg annual filing rate
19.7%Peak year (2015)
16.51%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mallard Grove
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.9%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility shutoff threat
13.4%Food insecurity
9.5%SNAP enrollment
7.8%No health insurance
23.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mallard Grove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mallard Grove?
Mallard Grove scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Mallard Grove compare to Charlotte overall?
Mallard Grove scores 0.7 points lower than Charlotte overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,520 vs $1,612.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mallard Grove?
Average gross rent in Mallard Grove is $1,520/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mallard Grove residents are renters?
58% of Mallard Grove households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Charlotte). The neighborhood has 9,073 residents.
Q5
Is Mallard Grove a high social-vulnerability area?
Mallard Grove sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Mallard Grove have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mallard Grove is census tract 37119005528 (score 3.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 3.5, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Mallard Grove for landlords?
Mallard Grove carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Mallard Grove?
Mallard Grove has 9,232 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (52.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (34.1%), Hispanic / Latino (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
