Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Columbia Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 45079010408 · Richland County, SC · pop 4,060

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 45079010408 in Columbia in Richland County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,060 residents. On the national scale it ranks #24,864 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 60% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 0% Owners 100%

Tract context

SVI overall-10.00

Poverty rate100.0%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 34.0696, -81.0984 · click any tract to drill in

Why Columbia scores 6.2

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

100.0% 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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: -1,000

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

-1,000%Socioeconomic
-1,000%Household composition
70%Racial/ethnic minority
-1,000%Housing & transportation

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.

48.9%Housing insecurity
45.7%Utility-shutoff threat
66.5%Food insecurity
70.2%SNAP enrollment
37.9%Transit barriers
34.9%No health insurance
27.4%Frequent mental distress
56.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Columbia

What moves this score most is 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 Black and ranks around the 1000th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 48.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 45.7% 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 45079010408

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079010408?

Census tract 45079010408 in Columbia scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45079010408?

100.0% of residents in tract 45079010408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,060.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45079010408?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the -1000th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic -1000th, household -1000th, minority 70th, housing -1000th.

What share of households in tract 45079010408 struggle to pay rent?

About 48.9% 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. 45.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45079010408 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 45079010408 scores 6.2/10, 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.