Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Hunley Park Eviction Risk: Lower , North Charleston
Tract 45019003109 · Charleston County, SC · pop 3,613 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 45019003109 belongs to the Hunley Park area of North Charleston, South Carolina. It is home to 3,613 residents and scores 5.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 48% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 58% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,453 monthly, set against $81,311 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,594
Renter share24.1%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$81,311
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
40
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.8943, -80.0794 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hunley Park scores 3.6
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
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,453 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 Hunley Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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)
- 212Total filings over 4 yrs
- 11.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.0%Peak (2015)
- 61Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 27% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 160Total filings 2020-21
- 2.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.47×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.
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.
- 15.6%Housing insecurity
- 10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.1%Food insecurity
- 11.4%SNAP enrollment
- 9.5%Transit barriers
- 13.4%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 29.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hunley Park
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 3.1/10. 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 North 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.47x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 46th 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 45019003109
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019003109?
Census tract 45019003109 in the Hunley Park neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 45019003109?
Median gross rent is $1,453/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019003109?
12.6% of residents in tract 45019003109 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,613.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019003109?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 62th, minority 66th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 45019003109 considered part of Hunley Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019003109 fall within Hunley Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019003109?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 212 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019003109 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.25% of renter households, peaking at 13.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 45019003109 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.47× 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.
Q8
What share of households in tract 45019003109 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.6% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 45019003109 compare to North Charleston overall?
Tract 45019003109 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of North Charleston at 2.6/10. 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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