1 census tracts · pop 1,887 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
Hampton Trace is a one-tract neighborhood of Dentsville, SC, population 1,887. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, Moderate tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Dentsville rate of 37.5%.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.1/10.
18.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.7/10.
The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Average gross rent is $1,039, 17% below the Dentsville average of $1,250.
The filing record is not thin: 386 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 25.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 35.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 26.3% in 2014 against a 35.8% peak. That places it #2 of 4 neighborhoods in Dentsville.
One tract means one number: 5.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hampton Trace vs DentsvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hampton Trace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
386Total filings (sum)
26.96%Avg annual filing rate
35.8%Peak year (2010)
26.28%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hampton Trace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.3%Housing insecurity
18.0%Utility shutoff threat
32.4%Food insecurity
25.1%SNAP enrollment
18.0%No health insurance
40.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hampton Trace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hampton Trace?
Hampton Trace scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Hampton Trace compare to Dentsville overall?
Hampton Trace scores 0.9 points higher than Dentsville overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,039 vs $1,250.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hampton Trace?
Average gross rent in Hampton Trace is $1,039/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hampton Trace residents are renters?
35% of Hampton Trace households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Dentsville). The neighborhood has 1,887 residents.
Q5
Is Hampton Trace a high social-vulnerability area?
Hampton Trace sits in the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Hampton Trace for landlords?
Hampton Trace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dentsville as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hampton Trace?
Hampton Trace has 1,940 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (59.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (13.3%), Hispanic / Latino (9.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
