Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: Lower , Cornelius

Tract 37119006411 · Mecklenburg County, NC · pop 2,915 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Downtown in Cornelius is where census tract 37119006411 sits, home to 2,915 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #24,495 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

79% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,304 monthly, set against $81,500 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 8% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units1,210

Renter share35.9%

SVI overall0.79

Poverty rate6.0%

Median income$81,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cornelius and the region

Centroid at 35.4725, -80.8712 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown scores 2.4

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

6.0% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,304 rent vs county FMR

2.1

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: 79

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

83%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
55%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.

12.1%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
15.2%Food insecurity
12.2%SNAP enrollment
8.1%Transit barriers
11.0%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
31.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown

What moves this score most is 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 79th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.1% 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 37119006411

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37119006411?

Census tract 37119006411 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 37119006411?

Median gross rent is $1,304/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 37119006411?

6.0% of residents in tract 37119006411 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,915.

How socially vulnerable is tract 37119006411?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 82th, minority 59th, housing 55th.

Is tract 37119006411 considered part of Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 37119006411 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 37119006411 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.1% 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 37119006411 compare to Cornelius overall?

Tract 37119006411 scores 2.4/10, 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.