3 census tracts · pop 16,531 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 3.7–5.6
Pleasant Hills is a white-black neighborhood in North Charleston with 3 census tracts and a population of 16,531 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 53% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,328/month sits 7% lower than the North Charleston citywide average ($1,430).
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Pleasant Hills vs North CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pleasant Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,249Total filings (sum)
26.20%Avg annual filing rate
34.4%Peak year (2014)
26.41%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
3,679Total filings 2020-21
18.6Avg monthly observed
23.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.87×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston, SC).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pleasant Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.1%Housing insecurity
10.8%Utility shutoff threat
20.8%Food insecurity
13.1%SNAP enrollment
13.5%No health insurance
30.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pleasant Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pleasant Hills?
Pleasant Hills scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Pleasant Hills compare to North Charleston overall?
Pleasant Hills scores 2.1 points higher than North Charleston overall (2.6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,328 vs $1,430.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pleasant Hills?
Average gross rent in Pleasant Hills is $1,328/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pleasant Hills residents are renters?
45% of Pleasant Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in North Charleston). The neighborhood has 16,531 residents.
Q5
Is Pleasant Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Pleasant Hills sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Pleasant Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pleasant Hills is census tract 45019003115 (score 5.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 5.6, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Pleasant Hills for landlords?
Pleasant Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 (2.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pleasant Hills?
Pleasant Hills has 16,306 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.9%), Hispanic / Latino (13.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
