Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Aquarium Wharf Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charleston
Tract 45019005100 · Charleston County, SC · pop 1,420 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 45019005100 (the Aquarium Wharf neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina) comes in at 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 60% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,511 monthly, set against $63,194 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units821
Renter share50.7%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate17.9%
Median income$63,194
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
84
th percentile
High
Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.7867, -79.9265 · click any tract to drill in
Why Aquarium Wharf scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Charleston
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
17.9% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,511 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charleston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charleston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charleston
3.0
How Aquarium Wharf 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.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%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)
- 240Total filings over 4 yrs
- 12.42%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.7%Peak (2014)
- 23Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 45% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 352Total filings 2020-21
- 4.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 10.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.43×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Charleston, SC as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Aquarium Wharf. 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.
- 8.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 13.3%Frequent mental distress
- 26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Aquarium Wharf
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Charleston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Charleston County average of 5.2 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.43x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019005100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019005100?
Census tract 45019005100 in the Aquarium Wharf neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 45019005100?
Median gross rent is $1,511/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019005100?
17.9% of residents in tract 45019005100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,420.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019005100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 40th, minority 42th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 45019005100 considered part of Aquarium Wharf?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019005100 fall within Aquarium Wharf (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019005100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 240 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019005100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.42% of renter households, peaking at 27.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019005100 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.43× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston eviction risk, SC), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 45019005100 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.0% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019005100 compare to Charleston overall?
Tract 45019005100 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Charleston at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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