1 census tracts · pop 3,151 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
Lawton maps to a single census tract in Hilton Head Island, SC and houses 3,151 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.5/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 65% against 30.8% citywide, putting Lawton 33.9% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Court records for this tract carry 115 eviction filings. Food insecurity affects 6.7% of adults, 11.1 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 8.3% of renter households.
Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Hilton Head Island, it ranks #5 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 2.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Caravel Court and Folly Field.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lawton vs Hilton Head IslandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport94%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.
4.8%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
3.0%SNAP enrollment
8.1%No health insurance
28.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lawton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lawton?
Lawton scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Lawton compare to Hilton Head Island overall?
Lawton scores 0.2 points lower than Hilton Head Island overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 31% citywide.
Q3
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.
Q4
Is Lawton a high social-vulnerability area?
Lawton sits in the 63rd 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.
Q5
How safe is Lawton for landlords?
Lawton carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Hilton Head Island as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Lawton?
Lawton has 3,407 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.5%), Hispanic / Latino (11.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
