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Idlewild Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charlotte

Tract 37119005716 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 5,535 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

In the Idlewild neighborhood of Charlotte, census tract 37119005716 scores 5.8/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,547 a month against an average household income of $71,371 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 13% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,825
Renter share26.4%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$71,371

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Idlewild
Elevated
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#86 of 255 tracts In Charlotte
Elevated
Within county
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#85 of 305 tracts In Mecklenburg County
Elevated
Within state
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#1,055 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.1674, -80.7199 · click any tract to drill in

Why Idlewild scores 4.1

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
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,547 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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: 4.14.1This tracttract 005716Charlotte: 3.23.2Charlotteparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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)

  • 175Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 15.33%Avg annual filing rate
  • 22.2%Peak (2014)
  • 38Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371190057162005: 34 filings (14.44/100 renter HHs)2014: 61 filings (22.18/100 renter HHs)2015: 42 filings (15.27/100 renter HHs)2016: 38 filings (9.41/100 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 tenant organizing strength at 4.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37119005716

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119005716?

Census tract 37119005716 in the Idlewild neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 37119005716?

Median gross rent is $1,547/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119005716?

15.3% of residents in tract 37119005716 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,535.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119005716?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 68th, minority 73th, housing 37th.
Q5

Is tract 37119005716 considered part of Idlewild?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119005716 fall within Idlewild (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119005716?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 175 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119005716 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.33% of renter households, peaking at 22.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 37119005716 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.3% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 37119005716 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119005716 scores 4.1/10, 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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