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Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Charlotte Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 37119005609 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 3,484 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Charlotte

With a score of 6.1/10, tract 37119005609 in Charlotte ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,484 residents. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $916 monthly, set against $28,603 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 99% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 60% Owners 1%
Tract context
Occupied units1,833
Renter share99.1%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate48.6%
Median income$28,603

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 255 tracts In Charlotte
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 305 tracts In Mecklenburg County
Very High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#56 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Very High
National
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11,930 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.3223, -80.7200 · click any tract to drill in

Why Charlotte scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
48.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$916 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 Charlotte compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Charlotte risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 005609Charlotte: 3.23.2Charlotteparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 1,100Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 30.17%Avg annual filing rate
  • 34.7%Peak (2014)
  • 281Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371190056092005: 151 filings (29.32/100 renter HHs)2014: 342 filings (34.69/100 renter HHs)2015: 326 filings (33.06/100 renter HHs)2016: 281 filings (23.59/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 86% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Charlotte

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Charlotte eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Mecklenburg County average of 5.5 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,100 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 30.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 34.7% of renter households in 2014.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 37119005609

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119005609?

Census tract 37119005609 in Charlotte scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 37119005609?

Median gross rent is $916/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119005609?

48.6% of residents in tract 37119005609 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,484.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119005609?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 4th, minority 84th, housing 100th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119005609?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,100 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119005609 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 30.17% of renter households, peaking at 34.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37119005609 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.5% 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. 14.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37119005609 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119005609 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Charlotte at 3.2/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Charlotte

Top eight tracts in Charlotte ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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