Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Gaston Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45063020806 · Lexington County, SC · pop 3,516 · 56% of tract blocks fall in Gaston
Gaston is where census tract 45063020806 sits, home to 3,516 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.2/10. That is riskier than about 45% of US census tracts.
29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,021 a month while the average household earns $57,409 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,391
Renter share31.8%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate16.4%
Median income$57,409
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gaston and the region
Centroid at 33.8262, -81.1328 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gaston scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gaston
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
16.4% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,021 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gaston
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gaston
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gaston
6.0
How Gaston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%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.
- 18.1%Housing insecurity
- 12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.6%Food insecurity
- 15.6%SNAP enrollment
- 11.5%Transit barriers
- 17.5%No health insurance
- 20.0%Frequent mental distress
- 36.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gaston
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Gaston, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lexington County average of 5.3 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.0% 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 45063020806
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063020806?
Census tract 45063020806 in Gaston 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 45063020806?
Median gross rent is $1,021/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45063020806?
16.4% of residents in tract 45063020806 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,516.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45063020806?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 77th, minority 66th, housing 80th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 45063020806 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.1% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 45063020806 compare to Gaston overall?
Tract 45063020806 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Gaston at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gaston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gaston
Top eight tracts in Gaston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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