Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: Lower , Cornelius

Tract 37119006408 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 2,766 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Here is how census tract 37119006408, in the Downtown area of Cornelius eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,766. On the national scale it ranks #27,405 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,658 a month while the average household earns $99,531 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

2.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 42% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units1,198

Renter share69.4%

SVI overall0.11

Poverty rate7.1%

Median income$99,531

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cornelius and the region

Centroid at 35.4903, -80.8637 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

7.1% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,658 rent vs county FMR

4.1

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 Downtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

17%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
30%Racial/ethnic minority
27%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown. 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.

6.6%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
4.6%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
13.8%Frequent mental distress
23.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown

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 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% 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 37119006408

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119006408?

Census tract 37119006408 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 37119006408?

Median gross rent is $1,658/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119006408?

7.1% of residents in tract 37119006408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,766.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119006408?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 7th, minority 30th, housing 27th.

Is tract 37119006408 considered part of Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119006408 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 37119006408 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.6% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 37119006408 compare to Cornelius overall?

Tract 37119006408 scores 2.1/10, lower than 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.