1 census tracts · pop 4,626 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3.4–3.4
Bennett maps to a single census tract in North Charleston, SC and houses 4,626 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Against a North Charleston baseline of 32.3%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.4/10. This is a renter market: 65% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
14% 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 filing record is not thin: 2,328 evictions logged in this tract. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 54.9% of renter households. At $1,590 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of North Charleston commands.
Recent filings have not receded much: 49.4% in 2015 against a 54.9% peak. That places it #17 of 23 neighborhoods in North Charleston.
For a like-for-like read, Forest Hills and Ashley Junction score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $62,097.
One tract means one number: 3.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bennett vs North CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bennett
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,328Total filings (sum)
50.57%Avg annual filing rate
54.9%Peak year (2014)
49.44%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,332Total filings 2020-21
30.3Avg monthly observed
45.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.67×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 Bennett
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.9%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility shutoff threat
21.3%Food insecurity
11.9%SNAP enrollment
14.8%No health insurance
27.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bennett
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bennett?
Bennett scores 3.4/10 (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 Bennett compare to North Charleston overall?
Bennett scores 0.0 points higher than North Charleston overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,590 vs $1,430.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bennett?
Average gross rent in Bennett is $1,590/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bennett residents are renters?
65% of Bennett households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in North Charleston). The neighborhood has 4,626 residents.
Q5
Is Bennett a high social-vulnerability area?
Bennett sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Bennett for landlords?
Bennett carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). 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 North Charleston as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bennett?
Bennett has 5,224 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (50.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.1%), Hispanic / Latino (22.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
