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Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

South Point Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 39087051002 · Lawrence County, OH · pop 4,073 · 3% of tract blocks fall in South Point

Census tract 39087051002 covers part of South Point, OH, and scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,073. The severe-burden share is 31%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 15% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,339
Renter share27.4%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate26.7%
Median income$49,826

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In South Point
Very High
Within county
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 18 tracts In Lawrence County
Elevated
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#1,311 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Elevated
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,239 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across South Point and the region

Centroid at 38.4927, -82.5885 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Point scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South Point
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.7
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
26.7% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$757 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Point
1.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Point
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Point
3.0

How South Point compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Point risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.3This tracttract 0510023.2South Pointparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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 South Point

Against Lawrence County at 34.1%, 46% of renters here are cost-burdened. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.6/10.

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.4/10. At $757 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of South Point commands.

That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.4/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Lawrence County average of 4.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $49,826. 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 39087051002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39087051002?

Census tract 39087051002 in South Point scores 4.3/10 (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 39087051002?

Median gross rent is $757/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39087051002?

26.7% of residents in tract 39087051002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,073.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39087051002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 83th, minority 1th, housing 46th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 39087051002 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.7% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 39087051002 compare to South Point overall?

Tract 39087051002 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of South Point at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Point; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in South Point

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

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