2 census tracts · pop 3,091 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.6–4.9
Aquarium Wharf is a 2-tract neighborhood of Charleston, SC, population 3,091. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 41%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 58% against 32.7% citywide, putting Aquarium Wharf 24.9% over its own city. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 696 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.1/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 46.4% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
The most recent observed rate, 9.4% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #7 of 23 neighborhoods in Charleston. Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,630, close to the Charleston average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Aquarium Wharf vs CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Aquarium Wharf
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
696Total filings (sum)
21.51%Avg annual filing rate
46.4%Peak year (2014)
9.81%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
701Total filings 2020-21
4.6Avg monthly observed
12.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.38×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston, SC).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Aquarium Wharf
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.1%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility shutoff threat
17.4%Food insecurity
11.7%SNAP enrollment
10.7%No health insurance
28.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Aquarium Wharf
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Aquarium Wharf?
Aquarium Wharf scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Aquarium Wharf compare to Charleston overall?
Aquarium Wharf scores 1.3 points higher than Charleston overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,630 vs $1,722.
Q3
What is the average rent in Aquarium Wharf?
Average gross rent in Aquarium Wharf is $1,630/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Aquarium Wharf residents are renters?
66% of Aquarium Wharf households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Charleston). The neighborhood has 3,091 residents.
Q5
Is Aquarium Wharf a high social-vulnerability area?
Aquarium Wharf sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Aquarium Wharf have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Aquarium Wharf is census tract 45019000900 (score 4.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 4.9, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Aquarium Wharf for landlords?
Aquarium Wharf carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Charleston as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Aquarium Wharf?
Aquarium Wharf has 2,753 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.4%), Hispanic / Latino (5.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
