1 census tracts · pop 4,967 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.7–4.7
Pelican Harbor maps to a single census tract in Myrtle Beach, SC and houses 4,967 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Myrtle Beach baseline of 36.1%, 70% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 35%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Set annual rent against average household income of $23,553 and the ratio lands at 44%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9.3/10. The poverty rate is 37%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 23.9% 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.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 30.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 75% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Average gross rent is $871, 31% below the Myrtle Beach average of $1,261. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.2/10. Court records for this tract carry 1,269 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 22.6% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 21.2% in 2014 against a 22.6% peak.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pelican Harbor vs Myrtle BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pelican Harbor
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,269Total filings (sum)
20.40%Avg annual filing rate
22.6%Peak year (2012)
21.18%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pelican Harbor
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.7%Housing insecurity
23.9%Utility shutoff threat
44.4%Food insecurity
37.3%SNAP enrollment
23.4%No health insurance
43.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pelican Harbor
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pelican Harbor?
Pelican Harbor scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 Pelican Harbor compare to Myrtle Beach overall?
Pelican Harbor scores 1.4 points higher than Myrtle Beach overall (3.3/10). Renters spend 70% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $871 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pelican Harbor?
Average gross rent in Pelican Harbor is $871/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pelican Harbor residents are renters?
75% of Pelican Harbor households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Myrtle Beach). The neighborhood has 4,967 residents.
Q5
Is Pelican Harbor a high social-vulnerability area?
Pelican Harbor sits in the 95th 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
How safe is Pelican Harbor for landlords?
Pelican Harbor carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 Myrtle Beach as a whole (3.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pelican Harbor?
Pelican Harbor has 5,119 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (60.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.4%), Hispanic / Latino (12.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
