1 census tracts · pop 3,763 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.6–3.6
Whipper Barnoy is a one-tract neighborhood of North Charleston, SC, population 3,763. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the North Charleston rate of 32.3%. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.9/10.
17.3% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The filing record is not thin: 981 evictions logged in this tract.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 46.7% of renter households.
17.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Recent filings have not receded much: 34.7% in 2015 against a 46.7% peak. Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of North Charleston, it ranks #16 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Hunley Park and Bennett. Average gross rent runs $1,404, close to the North Charleston average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $63,595.
One tract means one number: 3.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Whipper Barnoy vs North CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Whipper Barnoy
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
981Total filings (sum)
42.14%Avg annual filing rate
46.7%Peak year (2012)
34.71%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
565Total filings 2020-21
7.3Avg monthly observed
19.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.38×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 Whipper Barnoy
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.1%Housing insecurity
17.3%Utility shutoff threat
33.5%Food insecurity
24.3%SNAP enrollment
17.8%No health insurance
38.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Whipper Barnoy
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whipper Barnoy?
Whipper Barnoy scores 3.6/10 (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 Whipper Barnoy compare to North Charleston overall?
Whipper Barnoy scores 0.2 points higher than North Charleston overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,404 vs $1,430.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whipper Barnoy?
Average gross rent in Whipper Barnoy is $1,404/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whipper Barnoy residents are renters?
42% of Whipper Barnoy households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in North Charleston). The neighborhood has 3,763 residents.
Q5
Is Whipper Barnoy a high social-vulnerability area?
Whipper Barnoy sits in the 62nd 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 Whipper Barnoy for landlords?
Whipper Barnoy carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 Whipper Barnoy?
Whipper Barnoy has 3,667 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (80.3%), Hispanic / Latino (10.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
