1 census tracts · pop 6,066 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Centerville maps to a single census tract in James Island, SC, population 6,066. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a James Island baseline of 27.6%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 427 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 4.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $1,444, 15% below the James Island average of $1,695. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.9/10.
Food insecurity affects 8.6% of adults, 9.2 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 11.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 11.2% in 2015 against a 11.9% peak.
At 15% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $102,413, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Centerville vs James IslandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Centerville
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
427Total filings (sum)
11.58%Avg annual filing rate
11.9%Peak year (2014)
11.17%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
221Total filings 2020-21
2.9Avg monthly observed
6.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.48×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston, SC).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Centerville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
8.6%Food insecurity
4.4%SNAP enrollment
7.7%No health insurance
21.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Centerville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Centerville?
Centerville scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Centerville compare to James Island overall?
Centerville scores 0.4 points lower than James Island overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,444 vs $1,695.
Q3
What is the average rent in Centerville?
Average gross rent in Centerville is $1,444/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Centerville residents are renters?
15% of Centerville households are renter-occupied (vs 12% in James Island). The neighborhood has 6,066 residents.
Q5
Is Centerville a high social-vulnerability area?
Centerville sits in the 11th 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.
Q6
How safe is Centerville for landlords?
Centerville carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to James Island as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Centerville?
Centerville has 6,171 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
