Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Greenwood Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 45047970601 · Greenwood County, SC · pop 5,454 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Greenwood

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 45047970601 (Greenwood, South Carolina) comes in at 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 34% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $923 monthly, set against $36,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 15% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units1,913

Renter share22.5%

SVI overall0.83

Poverty rate18.9%

Median income$36,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Greenwood and the region

Centroid at 34.1548, -82.0956 · click any tract to drill in

Why Greenwood scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Greenwood

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.9

State political climate

South Carolina legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

18.9% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$923 rent vs county FMR

4.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Greenwood

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Greenwood

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Greenwood

7.8

How Greenwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

84%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
75%Housing & transportation

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.

18.3%Housing insecurity
12.9%Utility-shutoff threat
27.1%Food insecurity
18.6%SNAP enrollment
12.1%Transit barriers
17.7%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
40.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Greenwood

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood County average of 5.9 and above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 45047970601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45047970601?

Census tract 45047970601 in Greenwood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 45047970601?

Median gross rent is $923/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45047970601?

18.9% of residents in tract 45047970601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,454.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45047970601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 70th, minority 66th, housing 75th.

What share of households in tract 45047970601 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.3% 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. 12.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45047970601 compare to Greenwood overall?

Tract 45047970601 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Greenwood at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greenwood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Greenwood

Top eight tracts in Greenwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.