Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally
Pepperidge Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Charleston
Tract 45019003108 · Charleston County, SC · pop 4,561 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 45019003108 covers part of the Pepperidge area of North Charleston, SC, and scores 4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,561 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units2,129
Renter share46.6%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$59,743
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.9161, -80.0726 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pepperidge scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Charleston
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,235 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Charleston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Charleston
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Charleston
3.0
How Pepperidge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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)
- 2,350Total filings over 4 yrs
- 62.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 79.6%Peak (2014)
- 489Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 2,675Total filings 2020-21
- 34.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 27.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.28×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Charleston, SC as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 19.2%Housing insecurity
- 12.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.6%Food insecurity
- 14.2%SNAP enrollment
- 11.2%Transit barriers
- 13.0%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 27.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pepperidge
Against Charleston County at 45.9%, roughly one in three of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.8/10. 13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Court records carry 2,350 eviction filings across 4 observed years. At $1,235 a month, rents run 14% under what the rest of North Charleston commands. Filings peaked in 2014 at 79.6% of renter households.
In a typical year about 62.9% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.6/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Charleston County average of 3.7 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019003108
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019003108?
Census tract 45019003108 in the Pepperidge neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 45019003108?
Median gross rent is $1,235/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019003108?
10.5% of residents in tract 45019003108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,561.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019003108?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 40th, minority 87th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 45019003108 considered part of Pepperidge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019003108 fall within Pepperidge (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019003108?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,350 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019003108 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 62.90% of renter households, peaking at 79.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019003108 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.28× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston eviction risk, SC), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 45019003108 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.2% 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. 12.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019003108 compare to North Charleston overall?
Tract 45019003108 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of North Charleston at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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