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Census Tract · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally

Port Wentworth Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13051010701 · Chatham County, GA · pop 3,511 · 42% of tract blocks fall in Port Wentworth

With a score of 3.9/10, tract 13051010701 in Port Wentworth, GA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,511. The severe-burden share is 49%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 7% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units682
Renter share26.2%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$60,633

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Port Wentworth
Very High
Within county
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 87 tracts In Chatham County
Moderate
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#1,425 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Moderate
National
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#50,654 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Wentworth and the region

Centroid at 32.1748, -81.1703 · click any tract to drill in

Why Port Wentworth scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Port Wentworth
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,133 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Port Wentworth
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Port Wentworth
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Port Wentworth
5.6

How Port Wentworth compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Port Wentworth risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.9This tracttract 0107014.0Port Wentworthparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Port Wentworth

73% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Chatham County average of 46.6%. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.6/10.

At $1,133 a month, rents run 37% under what the rest of Port Wentworth commands. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10.

Adults with no health insurance runs 20.3% against 11.3% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Nationally it ranks #50,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Chatham County average of 4.1 closely.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 13051010701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13051010701?

Census tract 13051010701 in Port Wentworth scores 3.9/10 (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 13051010701?

Median gross rent is $1,133/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13051010701?

9.6% of residents in tract 13051010701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,511.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13051010701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 49th, minority 58th, housing 35th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 13051010701 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.2% 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. 14.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 13051010701 compare to Port Wentworth overall?

Tract 13051010701 scores 3.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Port Wentworth at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Wentworth; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Port Wentworth

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

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