Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Belton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45007011402 · Anderson County, SC · pop 3,004 · 46% of tract blocks fall in Belton
Belton anchors census tract 45007011402, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 67th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $873 monthly, set against $36,544 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,243
Renter share27.1%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate21.6%
Median income$36,544
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Belton and the region
Centroid at 34.5256, -82.4416 · click any tract to drill in
Why Belton scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Belton
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
21.6% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$873 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Belton
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Belton
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Belton
5.6
How Belton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 348Total filings over 5 yrs
- 14.67%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.8%Peak (2013)
- 70Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
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.
- 15.5%Housing insecurity
- 11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.4%Food insecurity
- 15.0%SNAP enrollment
- 10.3%Transit barriers
- 13.7%No health insurance
- 19.3%Frequent mental distress
- 39.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Belton
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Belton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Anderson County average of 5.5 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 348 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 14.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.8% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45007011402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45007011402?
Census tract 45007011402 in Belton scores 5/10 (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 45007011402?
Median gross rent is $873/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45007011402?
21.6% of residents in tract 45007011402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,004.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45007011402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 36th, minority 51th, housing 86th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45007011402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 348 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45007011402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.67% of renter households, peaking at 18.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45007011402 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.5% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45007011402 compare to Belton overall?
Tract 45007011402 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Belton at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Belton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Belton
Top eight tracts in Belton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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