Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
The Woodlands Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia
Tract 45079011414 · Richland County, SC · pop 5,335 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 45079011414 covers part of the The Woodlands area of Columbia, SC, and scores 3/10 on landlord eviction risk. 26% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Richland County average of 49.7%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,983
Renter share24.5%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$82,716
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 34.1132, -80.8584 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Woodlands scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbia
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,101 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbia
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbia
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbia
3.0
How The Woodlands 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.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,400Total filings over 5 yrs
- 33.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 44.0%Peak (2010)
- 329Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
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.
- 12.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.5%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 10.1%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 26.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Woodlands
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.8/10. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.4/10. It sits 1.2 points below the Richland County average of 4.2. Severe burden reaches 12%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,400 filings here across 5 tracked years. SNAP participation runs 6.9% against 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2010, when 44.0% of renter households were served. Average gross rent is $1,101, 9% below the Columbia average.
In a typical year about 33.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 24% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079011414
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011414?
Census tract 45079011414 in the The Woodlands neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 45079011414?
Median gross rent is $1,101/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011414?
5.4% of residents in tract 45079011414 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,335.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011414?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 57th, minority 74th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 45079011414 considered part of The Woodlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079011414 fall within The Woodlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079011414?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,400 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079011414 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 33.34% of renter households, peaking at 44.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45079011414 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.2% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45079011414 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 45079011414 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Columbia at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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