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Eviction Risk in Heartwood , Carrboro

1 census tracts · pop 5,501 · pop-weighted composite 5.9/10 · range 5.9–5.9

Heartwood is a diverse neighborhood in Carrboro with 1 census tract and a population of 5,501 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 33% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income).

Eviction Risk
5.9
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
48%
33% severely burdened
Median household income
$119,074
9.0% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Heartwood vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Heartwood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Heartwood: 5.95.9HeartwoodNeighborhoodParent city: 5.95.9Parent cityhost cityState: 4.94.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · NC
Cornwallis Hills
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 2.4K
Peer · NC
Bridges at Chapel Hill
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.8K
Peer · NC
Sparrow
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 2.7K
Peer · NC
Glen Heights
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.1K
Comparison

Heartwood vs Carrboro

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.9 +0%
Carrboro: 5.9
Rent burden
48.1% +43%
Carrboro: 33.7%
Median gross rent
$0 -100%
Carrboro: $1,470
Median HH income
$119,074 +39%
Carrboro: $85,927
Poverty rate
9.0% -20%
Carrboro: 11.3%
Renter share
14.0% -75%
Carrboro: 56.5%
Where

Tract centroids in Heartwood

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Diverse Neighborhood — 5,690 residents across all tracts in Heartwood. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 8.7% White (non-Hispanic): 57.2% Black (non-Hispanic): 13.3% Asian (non-Hispanic): 14.2% Other / Multiracial: 6.6%
  • Hispanic / Latino 8.7%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 57.2%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 13.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 14.2%
  • Other / Multiracial 6.6%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Heartwood

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
37135011208 5.9 5,501 48%
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 27

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 20%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 41%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Heartwood

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Heartwood

What is the eviction-risk score for Heartwood?

Heartwood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Heartwood compare to Carrboro overall?

Heartwood scores 0.0 points higher than Carrboro overall (5.9/10). Rent burden: 48% vs 34% citywide.

What percentage of Heartwood residents are renters?

14% of Heartwood households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Carrboro). The neighborhood has 5,501 residents.

Is Heartwood a high social-vulnerability area?

Heartwood sits in the 27th 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.

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