Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 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
Tract 39087051002, home to 4,073 residents in South Point, scores 4.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 28% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $757 a month while the average household earns $49,826 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.6
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 county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
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 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%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.
- 13.7%Housing insecurity
- 10.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.8%Food insecurity
- 17.8%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 9.3%No health insurance
- 21.2%Frequent mental distress
- 39.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Point
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.7/10. 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 South Point, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lawrence County average of 4.6 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 60th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39087051002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39087051002?
Census tract 39087051002 in South Point scores 4.6/10 (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 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of South Point at 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.
Related