Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 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
In James Island, census tract 45019002006 scores 4.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 28% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 25% of renter households, a moderate level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,067 monthly, set against $102,405 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
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
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very 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 1.7
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 heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 4.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from James Island eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Charleston County average of 5.2 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.43x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019002006
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019002006?
Census tract 45019002006 in James Island scores 1.7/10 (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 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of James Island at 2.1/10. 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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