Eviction Risk in Pleasant Hills , North Charleston
Tract 45019003117 · Charleston County, SC · pop 3,425 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 45019003117 sits in the Pleasant Hills neighborhood of North Charleston, South Carolina. It has a population of 3,425 and an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). 35% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 19% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,488/month against a median household income of $71,269 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Black Neighborhood — 3,327 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).
- Hispanic / Latino 4.6%
- White (non-Hispanic) 58.6%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 27.7%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 3.6%
- Other / Multiracial 5.6%
How the 4.8/10 score is composed
| Signal | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Filing rate (county) | 9.7 | Eviction Lab via counties |
| State political climate | 2.1 | states.state_political_baseline |
| Regional political climate | 5.6 | 2024 county presidential margin |
| Local political climate | 4.0 | North Charleston (inherited) |
| Rent control risk | 1.0 | North Charleston (inherited) |
| Eviction process difficulty | 2.5 | state law |
| Tenant organizing strength | 3.0 | North Charleston (inherited) |
| Housing court bias | 3.0 | North Charleston (inherited) |
| Economic stress (tract) | 2.7 | this tract poverty rate |
| Supply constraint (tract) | 3.2 | tract rent vs county FMR |
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%Housing & transportation
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.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 410Total filings 2020-21
- 5.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 9.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.56×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.
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Pleasant Hills. Closest by composite score.
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.8%Food insecurity
- 8.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.9%Transit barriers
- 9.7%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 27.1%Any disability
About tract 45019003117
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019003117?
Census tract 45019003117 in the Pleasant Hills neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty signals.
What is the median rent in tract 45019003117?
Median gross rent is $1,488/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019003117?
10.6% of residents in tract 45019003117 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,425.
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019003117?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 46th, minority 55th, housing 20th.
Is tract 45019003117 considered part of Pleasant Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45019003117 fall within Pleasant Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Did eviction filings in tract 45019003117 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.56× 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.
What share of households in tract 45019003117 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.