Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Whitehurst Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45079010108 · Richland County, SC · pop 4,746 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
With a score of 5.7/10, tract 45079010108 in the Whitehurst area of Richland County, SC reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 47% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,753
Renter share20.0%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate26.0%
Median income$59,910
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Richland County and the region
Centroid at 34.1416, -80.9288 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitehurst scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
2.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
26.0% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$1,497 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Whitehurst compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%Housing & transportation
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.
- 21.9%Housing insecurity
- 15.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.2%Food insecurity
- 18.4%SNAP enrollment
- 12.9%Transit barriers
- 13.2%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 32.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whitehurst
Cost burden runs roughly two in three here against 49.7% across Richland County. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
It sits 1.5 points above the Richland County average of 4.2. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.1/10.
The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool, local political climate reads 2.1/10.
The voucher gap is 15.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Food insecurity runs 25.2% against 17.8% nationally.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 74th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079010108
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079010108?
Census tract 45079010108 in the Whitehurst neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 average rent in tract 45079010108?
Median gross rent is $1,497/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079010108?
26.0% of residents in tract 45079010108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,746.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079010108?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 3th, minority 86th, housing 15th.
Q5
Is tract 45079010108 considered part of Whitehurst?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45079010108 fall within Whitehurst (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45079010108 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.9% 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. 15.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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