Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Ferndale Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Charleston
Tract 45019003300 · Charleston County, SC · pop 3,458 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 45019003300 covers the Ferndale area of North Charleston, home to 3,458 residents. For landlords it grades 5.6/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.
62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,154 a month against an average household income of $41,360 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,518
Renter share62.5%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate25.4%
Median income$41,360
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.8844, -80.0073 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ferndale scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Charleston
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
25.4% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,154 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Charleston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Charleston
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Charleston
3.0
How Ferndale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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)
- 1,737Total filings over 4 yrs
- 45.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 47.8%Peak (2012)
- 431Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,166Total filings 2020-21
- 15.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 30.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.50×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.
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.
- 23.7%Housing insecurity
- 16.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.2%Food insecurity
- 21.9%SNAP enrollment
- 14.8%Transit barriers
- 18.4%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 35.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ferndale
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.3/10. 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 North 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,737 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 45.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 47.8% of renter households in 2012.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019003300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019003300?
Census tract 45019003300 in the Ferndale neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 45019003300?
Median gross rent is $1,154/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019003300?
25.4% of residents in tract 45019003300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,458.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019003300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 74th, minority 89th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 45019003300 considered part of Ferndale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019003300 fall within Ferndale (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019003300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,737 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019003300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 45.33% of renter households, peaking at 47.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019003300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.50× 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 45019003300 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.7% 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. 16.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019003300 compare to North Charleston overall?
Tract 45019003300 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of North Charleston at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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