Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Clemson University Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 45077011202 · Pickens County, SC · pop 6,017 · 50% of tract blocks fall in Clemson University

Census tract 45077011202 belongs to Clemson University, South Carolina. It is home to 6,017 residents and scores 4.1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 13% of US census tracts.

About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $167,604 a year. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 28% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units29

Renter share27.6%

SVI overall0.10

Poverty rate28.6%

Median income$167,604

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Clemson University and the region

Centroid at 34.6401, -82.8374 · click any tract to drill in

Why Clemson University scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Clemson University

3.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.5

State political climate

South Carolina legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

28.6% poverty · this tract

7.1

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Clemson University

1.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Clemson University

1.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Clemson University

1.9

How Clemson University compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

80%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
8%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.

11.2%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
17.2%Food insecurity
6.5%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
10.1%No health insurance
26.3%Frequent mental distress
28.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Clemson University

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.1/10. 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 Clemson eviction risk University, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Pickens County average of 5.5 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 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45077011202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45077011202?

Census tract 45077011202 in Clemson University scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45077011202?

28.6% of residents in tract 45077011202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,017.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45077011202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 0th, minority 25th, housing 8th.

What share of households in tract 45077011202 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45077011202 compare to Clemson University overall?

Tract 45077011202 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Clemson University at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clemson eviction risk University; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.