Census Tract · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally

Williamston Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 45007010403 · Anderson County, SC · pop 2,644 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Williamston

Census tract 45007010403 covers part of Williamston, SC, and scores 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,644. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.6/10.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 15% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,038

Renter share26.9%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate22.3%

Median income$50,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Williamston and the region

Centroid at 34.6113, -82.4724 · click any tract to drill in

Why Williamston scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Williamston

3.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.9

State political climate

South Carolina legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

22.3% poverty · this tract

5.6

Supply constraint

$885 rent vs county FMR

4.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Williamston

2.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Williamston

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Williamston

4.3

How Williamston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

54%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
44%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.

15.4%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
22.1%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
10.3%Transit barriers
14.9%No health insurance
20.6%Frequent mental distress
38.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Williamston

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10. Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Against Anderson County at 36.8%, 45% of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10. The poverty rate is 22%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Against the Anderson County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 5.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the SC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter.

Average gross rent is $885, close to the Williamston average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $50,667.

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 45007010403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45007010403?

Census tract 45007010403 in Williamston scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 45007010403?

Median gross rent is $885/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45007010403?

22.3% of residents in tract 45007010403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,644.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45007010403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 46th, minority 27th, housing 44th.

What share of households in tract 45007010403 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.4% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45007010403 compare to Williamston overall?

Tract 45007010403 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Williamston at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Williamston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Williamston

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