Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Laurens Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45059920501 · Laurens County, SC · pop 1,832 · 2% of tract blocks fall in Laurens
Here is how census tract 45059920501, in Laurens in Laurens County, looks to a landlord: a 4.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 1,832. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 12% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $969 a month against an average household income of $69,630 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units724
Renter share13.8%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$69,630
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laurens and the region
Centroid at 34.5996, -81.9633 · click any tract to drill in
Why Laurens scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Laurens
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$969 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Laurens
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Laurens
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Laurens
6.8
How Laurens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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)
- 32Total filings over 5 yrs
- 9.45%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.8%Peak (2011)
- 6Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 11.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.1%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.1%Transit barriers
- 10.1%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 32.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Laurens
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 Laurens, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Laurens County average of 5.6 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 32 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 9.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.8% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45059920501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45059920501?
Census tract 45059920501 in Laurens scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 45059920501?
Median gross rent is $969/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 12% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45059920501?
5.8% of residents in tract 45059920501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,832.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45059920501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 82th, minority 39th, housing 36th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45059920501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45059920501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.45% of renter households, peaking at 18.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45059920501 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.3% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45059920501 compare to Laurens overall?
Tract 45059920501 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Laurens at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laurens; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Laurens
Top eight tracts in Laurens ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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