Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Carmel Eviction Risk: Lower , Charlotte

Tract 37119005853 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 2,241 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 37119005853 covers the Carmel neighborhood of Charlotte in North Carolina. Home to 2,241 residents, it scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 45% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,461 a month against an average household income of $62,238 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 78% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 46% Owners 21%

Tract context

Occupied units1,143

Renter share78.5%

SVI overall0.41

Poverty rate3.3%

Median income$62,238

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 35.0832, -80.8438 · click any tract to drill in

Why Carmel scores 3.4

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

3.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,461 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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 Carmel compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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

52%Socioeconomic
18%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
34%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Carmel. 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.

11.8%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
9.0%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
10.6%No health insurance
17.2%Frequent mental distress
27.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Carmel

The heaviest input here 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 in line with the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 41st 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 37119005853

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119005853?

Census tract 37119005853 in the Carmel neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 37119005853?

Median gross rent is $1,461/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119005853?

3.3% of residents in tract 37119005853 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,241.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119005853?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 18th, minority 74th, housing 34th.

Is tract 37119005853 considered part of Carmel?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119005853 fall within Carmel (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 37119005853 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37119005853 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 37119005853 scores 3.4/10, right in line with 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.