Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Birkdale Eviction Risk: Lower , Cornelius
Tract 37119006209 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 4,924 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 37119006209 sits in Birkdale in Cornelius eviction risk, North Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,491 monthly, set against $87,920 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units2,599
Renter share66.2%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$87,920
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
91
th percentile
Very High
Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cornelius and the region
Centroid at 35.4515, -80.8796 · click any tract to drill in
Why Birkdale scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cornelius
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,491 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cornelius
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cornelius
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cornelius
4.5
How Birkdale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%Housing & transportation
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)
- 276Total filings over 4 yrs
- 4.91%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.3%Peak (2016)
- 82Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Birkdale. 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.
- 8.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.4%Food insecurity
- 6.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 24.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Birkdale
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. 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 Cornelius 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 276 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 4.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.3% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 37119006209
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119006209?
Census tract 37119006209 in the Birkdale neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 37119006209?
Median gross rent is $1,491/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 37119006209?
7.0% of residents in tract 37119006209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,924.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 37119006209?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 7th, minority 38th, housing 20th.
Q5
Is tract 37119006209 considered part of Birkdale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119006209 fall within Birkdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37119006209?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 276 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 37119006209 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.91% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 37119006209 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.8% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 37119006209 compare to Cornelius overall?
Tract 37119006209 scores 2.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Cornelius at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cornelius eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cornelius
Top eight tracts in Cornelius ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NC
Downtown
2.4
/ 10 · Low
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Downtown
2.1
/ 10 · Low
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Caldwell
2
/ 10 · Low
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Downtown
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
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37119006216
1.7
/ 10 · Very Low
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Hicks Crossroads
1.7
/ 10 · Very Low
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Bailey Springs Neighborhood
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
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Caldwell
1.4
/ 10 · Very Low
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