3 census tracts · pop 14,669 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.2–5.4
Sheffield spans 3 census tracts of Charlotte, NC and houses 14,669 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 48% against 29.9% citywide, putting Sheffield 17.6% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. 18% 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 $1,249, 23% below the Charlotte average of $1,612. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Court records carry 4,175 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Food insecurity affects 28.8% of adults, 11.0 points above the national rate.
SNAP participation is 24.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 71.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 20.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #22 of 111 neighborhoods in Charlotte.
With little internal variation, 5.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Sheffield vs CharlotteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sheffield
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,175Total filings (sum)
31.81%Avg annual filing rate
71.4%Peak year (2014)
19.74%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sheffield
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.5%Housing insecurity
15.0%Utility shutoff threat
29.2%Food insecurity
24.6%SNAP enrollment
19.3%No health insurance
35.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sheffield
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sheffield?
Sheffield scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Sheffield compare to Charlotte overall?
Sheffield scores 1.3 points higher than Charlotte overall (4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,249 vs $1,612.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sheffield?
Average gross rent in Sheffield is $1,249/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sheffield residents are renters?
61% of Sheffield households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Charlotte). The neighborhood has 14,669 residents.
Q5
Is Sheffield a high social-vulnerability area?
Sheffield sits in the 82nd 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
Which tracts in Sheffield have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sheffield is census tract 37119001702 (score 5.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.4, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Sheffield for landlords?
Sheffield carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Sheffield?
Sheffield has 14,342 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (34.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
