Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Columbia Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45079011901 · Richland County, SC · pop 9,167 · 10% of tract blocks fall in Columbia
Tract 45079011901 sits in Columbia eviction risk, SC, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. It is home to 9,167 residents. The severe-burden share is 43%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units3,174
Renter share45.3%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate25.4%
Median income$55,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
88
th percentile
High
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 33.9611, -80.8600 · click any tract to drill in
Why Columbia scores 5.2
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
25.4% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,384 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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 Columbia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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)
- 1,270Total filings over 5 yrs
- 34.17%Avg annual filing rate
- 36.6%Peak (2011)
- 267Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
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.
- 25.0%Housing insecurity
- 19.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.5%Food insecurity
- 25.2%SNAP enrollment
- 15.3%Transit barriers
- 13.6%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 36.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Columbia
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Against Richland County at 49.7%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened.
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.1/10.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 19.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. SNAP participation runs 25.2% against 15.2% nationally.
Against the Richland County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points. Court records carry 1,270 eviction filings across 5 observed years.
At $1,384 a month, rents run 15% over what the rest of Columbia commands. Filings peaked in 2011 at 36.6% of renter households.
In a typical year about 34.2% of renter households face a filing.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079011901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011901?
Census tract 45079011901 in Columbia scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 45079011901?
Median gross rent is $1,384/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011901?
25.4% of residents in tract 45079011901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,167.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 47th, minority 90th, housing 48th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079011901?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,270 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079011901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 34.17% of renter households, peaking at 36.6% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45079011901 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.0% 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. 19.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45079011901 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 45079011901 scores 5.2/10, higher 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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