Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Ridgeland Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45053950204 · Jasper County, SC · pop 3,496 · 41% of tract blocks fall in Ridgeland
Census tract 45053950204 sits in Ridgeland, South Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than about 38% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 16% of renter households, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $954 a month while the average household earns $54,792 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,240
Renter share29.0%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate21.8%
Median income$54,792
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ridgeland and the region
Centroid at 32.5815, -80.9237 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ridgeland scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ridgeland
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
21.8% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$954 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ridgeland
1.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ridgeland
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ridgeland
5.0
How Ridgeland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
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.
- 19.2%Housing insecurity
- 12.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.6%Food insecurity
- 16.8%SNAP enrollment
- 12.0%Transit barriers
- 17.8%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 37.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ridgeland
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Ridgeland, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Jasper County average of 5.5 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 19.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.4% 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 45053950204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45053950204?
Census tract 45053950204 in Ridgeland 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 45053950204?
Median gross rent is $954/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45053950204?
21.8% of residents in tract 45053950204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,496.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45053950204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 84th, minority 75th, housing 92th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 45053950204 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. 12.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 45053950204 compare to Ridgeland overall?
Tract 45053950204 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Ridgeland at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ridgeland; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ridgeland
Top eight tracts in Ridgeland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Related