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Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Columbia Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 45079980100 · Richland County, SC · pop 312

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 45079980100 in Columbia ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 312 residents. It lands near the 70th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Average household income is about $66,875 a year. Renters make up 0% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 60% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 0% Owners 100%
Tract context
Occupied units10
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate65.0%
Median income$66,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 53 tracts In Columbia
Moderate
Within county
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#40 of 98 tracts In Richland County
Elevated
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#413 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Elevated
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,578 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 34.0394, -80.8251 · click any tract to drill in

Why Columbia scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
65.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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.
Columbia risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 980100Columbia: 2.92.9Columbiaparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Columbia

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $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 Columbia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Richland County average of 5.8 and above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 45079980100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079980100?

Census tract 45079980100 in Columbia scores 4.7/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 45079980100?

65.0% of residents in tract 45079980100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 312.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 45079980100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 2th, minority 76th, housing 37th.
Q4

What share of households in tract 45079980100 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.9% 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. 17.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5

How does tract 45079980100 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 45079980100 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Columbia at 2.9/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbia

Top eight tracts in Columbia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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