Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
James Island Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45019002006 · Charleston County, SC · pop 5,085 · 55% of tract blocks fall in James Island
Census tract 45019002006 covers part of James Island, SC, and scores 3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,085. Against Charleston County at 45.9%, 25% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,853
Renter share25.0%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$102,405
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across James Island and the region
Centroid at 32.7325, -79.9346 · click any tract to drill in
Why James Island scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from James Island
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,067 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from James Island
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from James Island
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from James Island
4.0
How James Island compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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)
- 246Total filings over 4 yrs
- 17.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.9%Peak (2014)
- 64Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 19% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 134Total filings 2020-21
- 1.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.43×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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.0%Food insecurity
- 4.7%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 23.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in James Island
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Average gross rent is $1,067, 37% below the James Island average. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10. SNAP participation runs 4.7% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 9.0% against 17.8% nationally.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 246 filings here across 4 tracked years. It sits 0.7 points below the Charleston County average of 3.7. Filings peaked in 2014 at 21.9% of renter households.
In a typical year about 17.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 25% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019002006
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019002006?
Census tract 45019002006 in James Island scores 3/10 (Lower 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 45019002006?
Median gross rent is $1,067/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019002006?
2.9% of residents in tract 45019002006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,085.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019002006?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 29th, minority 43th, housing 56th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019002006?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 246 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019002006 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.28% of renter households, peaking at 21.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45019002006 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.43× 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.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45019002006 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45019002006 compare to James Island overall?
Tract 45019002006 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of James Island at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from James Island eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in James Island
Top eight tracts in James Island ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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