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Eviction Risk in Lawton , Hilton Head Island

1 census tracts · pop 3,151 · pop-weighted composite 5.7/10 · range 5.7–5.7

Lawton is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Hilton Head Island with 1 census tract and a population of 3,151 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 65% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 7% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income).

Eviction Risk
5.7
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
65%
7% severely burdened
Median household income
$82,083
8.0% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Lawton vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Lawton score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Lawton: 5.75.7LawtonNeighborhoodParent city: 5.45.4Parent cityhost cityState: 5.05.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · SC
Folly Field
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.4K
Peer · SC
Island Pines
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 6.8K
Peer · SC
Gator Field
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 4.9K
Peer · SC
Hickory Bluff
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.6K
Comparison

Lawton vs Hilton Head Island

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.7 +6%
Hilton Head Island: 5.4
Rent burden
64.7% +110%
Hilton Head Island: 30.8%
Median gross rent
$0 -100%
Hilton Head Island: $1,479
Median HH income
$82,083 -15%
Hilton Head Island: $96,715
Poverty rate
8.0% -5%
Hilton Head Island: 8.4%
Renter share
23.9% +12%
Hilton Head Island: 21.3%
Where

Tract centroids in Lawton

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,407 residents across all tracts in Lawton. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 11.2% White (non-Hispanic): 77.5% Black (non-Hispanic): 4.3% Asian (non-Hispanic): 4.9% Other / Multiracial: 2.2%
  • Hispanic / Latino 11.2%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 77.5%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 4.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 4.9%
  • Other / Multiracial 2.2%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Lawton

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
45013010200 5.7 3,151 65%
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 63

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 29%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 74%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Lawton

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 115Total filings (sum)
  • 6.11%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.3%Peak year (2014)
  • 8.27%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lawton

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Lawton

What is the eviction-risk score for Lawton?

Lawton scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Lawton compare to Hilton Head Island overall?

Lawton scores 0.3 points higher than Hilton Head Island overall (5.4/10). Rent burden: 65% vs 31% citywide.

What percentage of Lawton residents are renters?

24% of Lawton households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Hilton Head Island). The neighborhood has 3,151 residents.

Is Lawton a high social-vulnerability area?

Lawton sits in the 63th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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