1 census tracts · pop 4,195 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Triangle City maps to a single census tract in West Columbia, SC and houses 4,195 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 54% against 29.7% citywide, putting Triangle City 24.6% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. At $967 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of West Columbia commands.
Court records for this tract carry 1,463 eviction filings. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 46.8% of renter households. That places it #1 of 4 neighborhoods in West Columbia. Judgments average 7.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $39,875. 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Triangle City vs West ColumbiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Triangle City
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,463Total filings (sum)
37.30%Avg annual filing rate
46.8%Peak year (2014)
46.80%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Triangle City
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.8%Housing insecurity
11.2%Utility shutoff threat
21.4%Food insecurity
14.2%SNAP enrollment
13.5%No health insurance
33.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Triangle City
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Triangle City?
Triangle City scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Triangle City compare to West Columbia overall?
Triangle City scores 1.4 points higher than West Columbia overall (4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $967 vs $1,201.
Q3
What is the average rent in Triangle City?
Average gross rent in Triangle City is $967/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Triangle City residents are renters?
41% of Triangle City households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in West Columbia). The neighborhood has 4,195 residents.
Q5
Is Triangle City a high social-vulnerability area?
Triangle City sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Triangle City for landlords?
Triangle City carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to West Columbia as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Triangle City?
Triangle City has 4,078 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22%), Hispanic / Latino (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
