1 census tracts · pop 5,199 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Carolton maps to a single census tract in Raleigh, NC and houses 5,199 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. roughly one in three of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. 13% 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.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 7.6% of adults, 10.2 points below the national rate.
That places it #89 of 107 neighborhoods in Raleigh. Only 18% 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.
For a like-for-like read, Lost Valley and Raintree score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $175,852, annual rent is only 10%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,478, close to the Raleigh average.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Carolton vs RaleighHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport37%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Carolton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.7%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
6.8%No health insurance
23.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Carolton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Carolton?
Carolton 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 Carolton compare to Raleigh overall?
Carolton scores 1.1 points lower than Raleigh overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,478 vs $1,572.
Q3
What is the average rent in Carolton?
Average gross rent in Carolton is $1,478/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Carolton residents are renters?
18% of Carolton households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Raleigh). The neighborhood has 5,199 residents.
Q5
Is Carolton a high social-vulnerability area?
Carolton sits in the 19th 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 Carolton for landlords?
Carolton 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 Raleigh as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Carolton?
Carolton has 5,061 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.4%), Other / Multiracial (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
