2 census tracts · pop 11,207 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–3.7
Birkdale is a 2-tract suburb of Cornelius, NC, population 11,207. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.4/10.
Against a Cornelius baseline of 29.5%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10.
Court records carry 347 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 5.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 7.9% of adults, 9.9 points below the national rate. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 8.0% of renter households.
That places it #2 of 4 neighborhoods in Cornelius. Judgments average 1.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Downtown and Caldwell score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $109,921, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,717, close to the Cornelius average.
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
Birkdale vs CorneliusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Birkdale
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
347Total filings (sum)
5.22%Avg annual filing rate
8.0%Peak year (2016)
6.02%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Birkdale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.4%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
7.7%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
6.5%No health insurance
22.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Birkdale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Birkdale?
Birkdale 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 Birkdale compare to Cornelius overall?
Birkdale scores 0.7 points lower than Cornelius overall (4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,717 vs $1,722.
Q3
What is the average rent in Birkdale?
Average gross rent in Birkdale is $1,717/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Birkdale residents are renters?
35% of Birkdale households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Cornelius). The neighborhood has 11,207 residents.
Q5
Is Birkdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Birkdale sits in the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Birkdale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Birkdale is census tract 37119006209 (score 3.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.7, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Birkdale for landlords?
Birkdale 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 Cornelius as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Birkdale?
Birkdale has 11,247 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.9%), Hispanic / Latino (5.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
