Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
King Street Design District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charleston
Tract 45019000700 · Charleston County, SC · pop 2,979 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 45019000700 (the King Street Design District area of Charleston, South Carolina) comes in at 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 70% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,258 a month while the average household earns $50,240 a year, roughly 54% of income at the averages. Renters make up 92% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 64%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units747
Renter share91.6%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate42.1%
Median income$50,240
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.7894, -79.9385 · click any tract to drill in
Why King Street Design District scores 5.2
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
42.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$2,258 rent vs county FMR
7.4
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 King Street Design District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%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)
- 146Total filings over 4 yrs
- 5.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.2%Peak (2014)
- 38Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 91Total filings 2020-21
- 1.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.36×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.
- 12.6%Housing insecurity
- 8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.1%Food insecurity
- 11.5%SNAP enrollment
- 12.1%Transit barriers
- 11.2%No health insurance
- 22.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in King Street Design District
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 above 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 146 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.2% of renter households in 2014.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.36x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019000700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019000700?
Census tract 45019000700 in the King Street Design District neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 45019000700?
Median gross rent is $2,258/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019000700?
42.1% of residents in tract 45019000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,979.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019000700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 0th, minority 39th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 45019000700 considered part of King Street Design District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019000700 fall within King Street Design District (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019000700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 146 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019000700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.13% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019000700 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.36× 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 45019000700 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.6% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019000700 compare to Charleston overall?
Tract 45019000700 scores 5.2/10, 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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