Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
The Gathering at Morris Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charleston
Tract 45019001000 · Charleston County, SC · pop 2,429 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 45019001000 (the The Gathering at Morris Square neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina) comes in at 6.4/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,150 monthly, set against $67,938 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units1,163
Renter share69.6%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate40.8%
Median income$67,938
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
91
th percentile
Very High
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.7919, -79.9443 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Gathering at Morris Square scores 4.9
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
40.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$2,150 rent vs county FMR
6.8
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 The Gathering at Morris Square 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.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 257Total filings over 4 yrs
- 11.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.1%Peak (2014)
- 49Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 22% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 133Total filings 2020-21
- 1.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.30×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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.9%Food insecurity
- 11.9%SNAP enrollment
- 11.0%Transit barriers
- 10.5%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 27.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Gathering at Morris Square
The heaviest input here 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 257 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 11.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.1% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 45019001000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019001000?
Census tract 45019001000 in the The Gathering at Morris Square neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 45019001000?
Median gross rent is $2,150/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019001000?
40.8% of residents in tract 45019001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,429.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019001000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 1th, minority 35th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 45019001000 considered part of The Gathering at Morris Square?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019001000 fall within The Gathering at Morris Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019001000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 257 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019001000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.02% of renter households, peaking at 14.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019001000 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.30× 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 45019001000 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019001000 compare to Charleston overall?
Tract 45019001000 scores 4.9/10, 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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