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Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Idlewild Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charlotte

Tract 37119001920 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 5,388 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 37119001920 (the Idlewild area of Charlotte, North Carolina) comes in at 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #24,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,476 a month against an average household income of $80,547 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 20% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,551
Renter share42.6%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate19.0%
Median income$80,547

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Idlewild
Very High
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#65 of 255 tracts In Charlotte
Elevated
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#67 of 305 tracts In Mecklenburg County
High
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#899 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.1790, -80.7422 · click any tract to drill in

Why Idlewild scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Charlotte
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
19.0% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,476 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charlotte
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charlotte
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charlotte
3.5

How Idlewild compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Idlewild risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 001920Charlotte: 3.23.2Charlotteparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 833Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 29.02%Avg annual filing rate
  • 28.7%Peak (2014)
  • 189Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371190019202005: 213 filings (34.53/100 renter HHs)2014: 218 filings (28.72/100 renter HHs)2015: 213 filings (28.06/100 renter HHs)2016: 189 filings (24.77/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Idlewild. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Idlewild

What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Charlotte eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Mecklenburg County average of 5.5 and above the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37119001920

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119001920?

Census tract 37119001920 in the Idlewild neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 37119001920?

Median gross rent is $1,476/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119001920?

19.0% of residents in tract 37119001920 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,388.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119001920?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 77th, minority 85th, housing 60th.
Q5

Is tract 37119001920 considered part of Idlewild?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119001920 fall within Idlewild (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119001920?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 833 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119001920 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 29.02% of renter households, peaking at 28.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37119001920 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 13.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37119001920 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119001920 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Charlotte at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charlotte eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Charlotte

Top eight tracts in Charlotte ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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