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Eviction Risk in Halsey Park , Charleston

3 census tracts · pop 6,219 · pop-weighted composite 5.4/10 · range 5.3–5.6

Halsey Park is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Charleston with 3 census tracts and a population of 6,219 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 46% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 34% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,989/month sits 16% higher than the Charleston citywide median ($1,722).

Eviction Risk
5.4
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
46%
34% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,989
Median household income
$119,217
12.1% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Halsey Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Halsey Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Halsey Park: 5.45.4Halsey ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 3.53.5Parent cityhost cityState: 5.05.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Peer · SC
Pleasant Hills
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
3 tracts · pop. 16.5K
Peer · SC
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Comparison

Halsey Park vs Charleston

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.4 +54%
Charleston: 3.5
Rent burden
45.8% +40%
Charleston: 32.7%
Median gross rent
$1,989 +16%
Charleston: $1,722
Median HH income
$119,217 +32%
Charleston: $90,038
Poverty rate
12.1% +1%
Charleston: 12.0%
Renter share
42.1% -5%
Charleston: 44.4%
Where

Tract centroids in Halsey Park

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 6,229 residents across all tracts in Halsey Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 2.6% White (non-Hispanic): 89.9% Black (non-Hispanic): 1.7% Asian (non-Hispanic): 3% Other / Multiracial: 2.9%
  • Hispanic / Latino 2.6%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 89.9%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 1.7%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 3%
  • Other / Multiracial 2.9%
Census tracts

3 tracts in Halsey Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
45019000600 5.6 1,065 42% $1,978
45019000500 5.5 1,464 46% $2,219
45019003000 5.3 3,690 47% $1,901
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 6

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 24%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 5%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 11%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 18%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Halsey Park

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 93Total filings (sum)
  • 1.84%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.7%Peak year (2014)
  • 1.35%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 118Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.7Avg monthly observed
  • 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.83×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston, SC).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Halsey Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Halsey Park

What is the eviction-risk score for Halsey Park?

Halsey Park scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Halsey Park compare to Charleston overall?

Halsey Park scores 1.9 points higher than Charleston overall (3.5/10). Rent burden: 46% vs 33% citywide. Median rent: $1,989 vs $1,722.

What is the median rent in Halsey Park?

Median gross rent in Halsey Park is $1,989/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Halsey Park residents are renters?

42% of Halsey Park households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Charleston). The neighborhood has 6,219 residents.

Is Halsey Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Halsey Park sits in the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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