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).
Halsey Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Halsey Park vs Charleston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
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%
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 |
CDC SVI percentile: 6
Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
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).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Halsey Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 5.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.8%Utility shutoff threat
- 6.3%Food insecurity
- 3.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 19.7%Any disability
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.