Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
South Union Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45073030904 · Oconee County, SC · pop 3,041 · 2% of tract blocks fall in South Union
Here is how census tract 45073030904, in South Union, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,041. On the national scale it ranks #52,466 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,096 monthly, set against $53,967 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,307
Renter share24.3%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$53,967
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Union and the region
Centroid at 34.6080, -83.0140 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Union scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Union
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,096 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Union
1.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Union
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Union
2.0
How South Union compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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.
- 13.1%Housing insecurity
- 8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.3%Food insecurity
- 12.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.2%Transit barriers
- 13.6%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 35.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Union
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.2/10. 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 inherited from South Union, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Oconee County average of 5.2 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 13.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45073030904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45073030904?
Census tract 45073030904 in South Union scores 3.7/10 (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 45073030904?
Median gross rent is $1,096/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45073030904?
15.9% of residents in tract 45073030904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,041.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45073030904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 26th, minority 12th, housing 34th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 45073030904 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.1% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 45073030904 compare to South Union overall?
Tract 45073030904 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of South Union at 1.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Union; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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