Neighborhood · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally
Bridgecreek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Socastee
Tract 45051051501 ·
Horry County, SC · pop 4,986 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 45051051501 covers part of the Bridgecreek area of Socastee, SC, and scores 4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,986. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%Stable renters 12%Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,700
Renter share24.1%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate14.1%
Median income$62,917
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Bridgecreek
Moderate
Within parent city
40th percentile
#4 of 6 tracts In Socastee
Moderate
Within county
62th percentile
#30 of 77 tracts In Horry County
Elevated
Within state
57th percentile
#562 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Socastee and the region
Centroid at 33.6916, -78.9850 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bridgecreek scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Socastee
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
14.1% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,147 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Socastee
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Socastee
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Socastee
5.7
How Bridgecreek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
64%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
34%Racial/ethnic minority
81%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)
253Total filings over 5 yrs
12.01%Avg annual filing rate
15.0%Peak (2011)
59Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year2010 to 2014
Filings climbed 26% over the past 5 months.
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.
11.4%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
15.1%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
7.5%Transit barriers
12.7%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
31.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bridgecreek
Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2/10.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.1/10. The filing record is not thin: 253 evictions over 5 years of observation.
about half of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Horry County average of 44.6%. Filings peaked in 2011 at 15.0% of renter households.
In a typical year about 12.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #48,956 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 24% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability reads 7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Horry County average of 3.8 closely. Average gross rent is $1,147, close to the Socastee average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 45051051501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45051051501?
Census tract 45051051501 in the Bridgecreek neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 45051051501?
Median gross rent is $1,147/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45051051501?
14.1% of residents in tract 45051051501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,986.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45051051501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 47th, minority 34th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 45051051501 considered part of Bridgecreek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45051051501 fall within Bridgecreek (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45051051501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 253 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45051051501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.01% of renter households, peaking at 15.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45051051501 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.4% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45051051501 compare to Socastee overall?
Tract 45051051501 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of Socastee at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Socastee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Socastee
Top eight tracts in Socastee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.