Within parent city
16
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Charleston Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45019002802 · Charleston County, SC · pop 2,443 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Charleston
Here is how census tract 45019002802, in Charleston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,443. On the national scale it ranks #46,477 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,625 a month against an average household income of $115,221 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,076
Renter share6.7%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$115,221
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
National
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.7749, -80.0036 · click any tract to drill in
Why Charleston scores 2.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Charleston
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,625 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charleston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charleston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charleston
3.0
How Charleston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 2
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%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)
- 37Total filings over 4 yrs
- 3.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.4%Peak (2014)
- 11Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 38% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 48Total filings 2020-21
- 0.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.43×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Charleston, SC as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 5.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.0%Food insecurity
- 2.9%SNAP enrollment
- 3.8%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 12.2%Frequent mental distress
- 21.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Charleston
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.9/10. 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 Charleston 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 Charleston County average of 5.2 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 37 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.4% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.7% 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 45019002802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019002802?
Census tract 45019002802 in Charleston scores 2.3/10 (Lower 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 45019002802?
Median gross rent is $1,625/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019002802?
4.4% of residents in tract 45019002802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,443.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019002802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 5th, minority 15th, housing 6th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019002802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 37 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019002802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.72% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45019002802 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.43× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston eviction risk, SC), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45019002802 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.6% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45019002802 compare to Charleston overall?
Tract 45019002802 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Charleston at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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