Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 45059920107 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45059920107 · Laurens County, SC · pop 2,433
Laurens anchors census tract 45059920107, which lands at 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #30,852 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $956 a month while the average household earns $49,621 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units892
Renter share19.2%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate25.7%
Median income$49,621
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laurens County and the region
Centroid at 34.5494, -82.1363 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 45059920107 scores 4.8
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
25.7% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$956 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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 45059920107 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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.
- 16.5%Housing insecurity
- 11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.2%Food insecurity
- 16.0%SNAP enrollment
- 11.3%Transit barriers
- 15.9%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 40.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 45059920107
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45059920107
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45059920107?
Census tract 45059920107 in Laurens County scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 45059920107?
Median gross rent is $956/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45059920107?
25.7% of residents in tract 45059920107 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,433.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45059920107?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 35th, minority 43th, housing 28th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 45059920107 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.5% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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