Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 45059920102 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45059920102 · Laurens County, SC · pop 1,394
With a score of 5.4/10, tract 45059920102 in Laurens ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,394 residents. That is riskier than roughly 52% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $847 a month while the average household earns $56,328 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units659
Renter share20.5%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate17.4%
Median income$56,328
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laurens County and the region
Centroid at 34.6390, -82.0573 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 45059920102 scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
2.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
17.4% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$847 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 45059920102 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%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)
- 100Total filings over 5 yrs
- 18.12%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.0%Peak (2010)
- 16Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 30% 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.
- 13.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.9%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 13.5%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 37.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 45059920102
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by South Carolina eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Laurens County average of 5.6 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 100 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 18.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.0% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45059920102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45059920102?
Census tract 45059920102 in Laurens County scores 4.1/10 (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 45059920102?
Median gross rent is $847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45059920102?
17.4% of residents in tract 45059920102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,394.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45059920102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 72th, minority 17th, housing 10th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45059920102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 100 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45059920102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.12% of renter households, peaking at 18.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45059920102 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.0% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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