Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
Port Royal Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45013000503 · Beaufort County, SC · pop 6,627 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Port Royal
Census tract 45013000503 covers part of Port Royal, SC, and scores 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,627 residents. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,917
Renter share38.1%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate10.2%
Median income$70,787
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Port Royal and the region
Centroid at 32.3805, -80.7359 · click any tract to drill in
Why Port Royal scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Port Royal
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
10.2% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,822 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Port Royal
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Port Royal
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Port Royal
5.9
How Port Royal compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 327Total filings over 5 yrs
- 11.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.6%Peak (2014)
- 105Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 75% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 11.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.7%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Port Royal
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. 56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Beaufort County average of 45.1%.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.6/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10.
It sits 0.9 points above the Beaufort County average of 4.0. Court records carry 327 eviction filings across 5 observed years. SNAP participation runs 7.1% against 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2014, when 18.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 11.8% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 59% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.1/10. Statewide the SC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 45013000503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45013000503?
Census tract 45013000503 in Port Royal scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 45013000503?
Median gross rent is $1,822/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45013000503?
10.2% of residents in tract 45013000503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,627.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45013000503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 43th, minority 46th, housing 45th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45013000503?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 327 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45013000503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.80% of renter households, peaking at 18.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45013000503 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45013000503 compare to Port Royal overall?
Tract 45013000503 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Port Royal at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Royal eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Port Royal
Top eight tracts in Port Royal ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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