Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Bennett Eviction Risk: Lower , North Charleston
Tract 45019003111 · Charleston County, SC · pop 4,626 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
In Bennett in North Charleston, census tract 45019003111 scores 4.9/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 34th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,590 a month while the average household earns $62,097 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units2,266
Renter share65.4%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$62,097
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.8741, -80.0296 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bennett scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Charleston
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,590 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Charleston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Charleston
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Charleston
3.0
How Bennett compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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)
- 2,328Total filings over 4 yrs
- 50.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 54.9%Peak (2014)
- 569Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
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 (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.
- 17.9%Housing insecurity
- 10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.3%Food insecurity
- 11.9%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 14.8%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 27.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bennett
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.7/10. 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 North Charleston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 17.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,328 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 50.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 54.9% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019003111
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019003111?
Census tract 45019003111 in the Bennett neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 45019003111?
Median gross rent is $1,590/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019003111?
5.4% of residents in tract 45019003111 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,626.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019003111?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 31th, minority 84th, housing 43th.
Q5
Is tract 45019003111 considered part of Bennett?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019003111 fall within Bennett (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019003111?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,328 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019003111 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 50.57% of renter households, peaking at 54.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019003111 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.67× 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 45019003111 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.9% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019003111 compare to North Charleston overall?
Tract 45019003111 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of North Charleston at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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