1 census tracts · pop 5,426 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Sweetwater is a one-tract neighborhood of Apex, NC and houses 5,426 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Apex baseline of 27.3%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10. Disability prevalence reaches 17.6% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
SNAP participation is 3.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Severe burden reaches 9%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Apex, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,835, close to the Apex average.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sweetwater vs ApexHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sweetwater
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.9%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility shutoff threat
5.8%Food insecurity
3.6%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
17.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sweetwater
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sweetwater?
Sweetwater scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Sweetwater compare to Apex overall?
Sweetwater scores 0.7 points lower than Apex overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,835 vs $1,902.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sweetwater?
Average gross rent in Sweetwater is $1,835/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sweetwater residents are renters?
22% of Sweetwater households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Apex). The neighborhood has 5,426 residents.
Q5
Is Sweetwater a high social-vulnerability area?
Sweetwater sits in the 20th 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
How safe is Sweetwater for landlords?
Sweetwater carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Apex as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sweetwater?
Sweetwater has 6,173 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.4%), Hispanic / Latino (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
