1 census tracts · pop 8,594 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.4–4.4
Ellendale is a one-tract neighborhood of Knightdale, NC, population 8,594. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 108 evictions logged in this tract.
Against a Knightdale baseline of 27.6%, around a third of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Severe burden reaches 8%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 12.1% of renter households.
That places it #3 of 4 neighborhoods in Knightdale. Judgments average 4.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Village at Beaver Dam and Covington Cross score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $110,236, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
Average gross rent runs $1,666, close to the Knightdale average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ellendale vs KnightdaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ellendale
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
108Total filings (sum)
19.46%Avg annual filing rate
12.1%Peak year (2016)
12.06%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ellendale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.3%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility shutoff threat
16.5%Food insecurity
13.5%SNAP enrollment
10.9%No health insurance
27.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ellendale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ellendale?
Ellendale scores 4.4/10 (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 Ellendale compare to Knightdale overall?
Ellendale scores 0.4 points higher than Knightdale overall (4/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,666 vs $1,674.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ellendale?
Average gross rent in Ellendale is $1,666/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ellendale residents are renters?
14% of Ellendale households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Knightdale). The neighborhood has 8,594 residents.
Q5
Is Ellendale a high social-vulnerability area?
Ellendale sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Ellendale for landlords?
Ellendale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 Knightdale as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ellendale?
Ellendale has 8,160 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (34.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (32.4%), Hispanic / Latino (26.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
