1 census tracts · pop 2,443 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
University Park maps to a single census tract in Charlotte, NC and houses 2,443 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. 50% 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.
Against a Charlotte baseline of 29.9%, roughly three in four of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Set annual rent against average household income of $37,025 and the ratio lands at 41%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 20.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 27.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Average gross rent is $1,275, 21% below the Charlotte average of $1,612. Court records for this tract carry 799 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 31.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 26.4% in 2016 against a 31.0% peak. That places it #1 of 111 neighborhoods in Charlotte.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
University Park vs CharlotteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in University Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
799Total filings (sum)
29.00%Avg annual filing rate
31.0%Peak year (2014)
26.43%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in University Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.2%Housing insecurity
20.5%Utility shutoff threat
36.6%Food insecurity
35.4%SNAP enrollment
15.7%No health insurance
44.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About University Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for University Park?
University Park scores 5.4/10 (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 University Park compare to Charlotte overall?
University Park scores 1.4 points higher than Charlotte overall (4/10). Renters spend 73% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,275 vs $1,612.
Q3
What is the average rent in University Park?
Average gross rent in University Park is $1,275/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of University Park residents are renters?
48% of University Park households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Charlotte). The neighborhood has 2,443 residents.
Q5
Is University Park a high social-vulnerability area?
University Park sits in the 91st 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 University Park for landlords?
University Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 University Park?
University Park has 2,662 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (94.5%), Hispanic / Latino (2.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
