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Plum Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Huntersville

Tract 37119006224 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 3,182 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 37119006224 runs through Plum Creek in Huntersville. With 3,182 residents, it scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 34% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,684 monthly, set against $72,387 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

2.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 39% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units1,277

Renter share58.6%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate7.3%

Median income$72,387

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntersville and the region

Centroid at 35.3807, -80.8597 · click any tract to drill in

Why Plum Creek scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Huntersville

7.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.8

State political climate

North Carolina legislature & governorship

2.3

Economic stress

7.3% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,684 rent vs county FMR

4.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Huntersville

4.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Huntersville

6.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Huntersville

3.5

How Plum Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

63%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
80%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Plum Creek. 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.

12.9%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
8.3%Transit barriers
12.4%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
28.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Plum Creek

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.1/10. 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 Huntersville 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 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 78th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37119006224

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119006224?

Census tract 37119006224 in the Plum Creek neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 37119006224?

Median gross rent is $1,684/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119006224?

7.3% of residents in tract 37119006224 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,182.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119006224?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 87th, minority 55th, housing 80th.

Is tract 37119006224 considered part of Plum Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119006224 fall within Plum Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 37119006224 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.9% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37119006224 compare to Huntersville overall?

Tract 37119006224 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Huntersville at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Huntersville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Huntersville

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