Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Wilson's Farm Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charleston
Tract 45019005300 · Charleston County, SC · pop 3,644 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 45019005300 sits in the Wilson's Farm area of Charleston eviction risk, South Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,114 a month while the average household earns $45,294 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 77% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units2,088
Renter share77.3%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate24.6%
Median income$45,294
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
93
th percentile
Very High
Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.8002, -79.9444 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wilson's Farm scores 5
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
24.6% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,114 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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 Wilson's Farm compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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)
- 2,801Total filings over 4 yrs
- 61.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 76.2%Peak (2013)
- 355Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 51% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,715Total filings 2020-21
- 22.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 37.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.59×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.
- 18.7%Housing insecurity
- 14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.2%Food insecurity
- 18.8%SNAP enrollment
- 12.9%Transit barriers
- 12.7%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 32.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wilson's Farm
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.2/10. 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 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 2,801 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 61.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 76.2% of renter households in 2013.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019005300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019005300?
Census tract 45019005300 in the Wilson's Farm neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 45019005300?
Median gross rent is $1,114/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019005300?
24.6% of residents in tract 45019005300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,644.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019005300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 16th, minority 70th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 45019005300 considered part of Wilson's Farm?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019005300 fall within Wilson's Farm (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019005300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,801 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019005300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 61.11% of renter households, peaking at 76.2% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019005300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.59× 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 45019005300 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.7% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019005300 compare to Charleston overall?
Tract 45019005300 scores 5/10, 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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