Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Hunter Industrial Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Laurens
Tract 45059920504 · Laurens County, SC · pop 2,506 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 6.4/10 for census tract 45059920504 reflects conditions in the Hunter Industrial Park area of Laurens, South Carolina. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $625 a month while the average household earns $66,591 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,124
Renter share28.4%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate26.7%
Median income$66,591
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laurens and the region
Centroid at 34.5452, -82.0223 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hunter Industrial Park scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Laurens
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
26.7% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$625 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Laurens
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Laurens
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Laurens
6.8
How Hunter Industrial Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%Housing & transportation
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.
- 16.2%Housing insecurity
- 11.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.5%Food insecurity
- 14.6%SNAP enrollment
- 10.8%Transit barriers
- 14.0%No health insurance
- 18.5%Frequent mental distress
- 39.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hunter Industrial Park
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Laurens, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Laurens County average of 5.6 and above the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 80th 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 16.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 45059920504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45059920504?
Census tract 45059920504 in the Hunter Industrial Park neighborhood 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 45059920504?
Median gross rent is $625/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45059920504?
26.7% of residents in tract 45059920504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,506.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45059920504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 76th, minority 37th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 45059920504 considered part of Hunter Industrial Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45059920504 fall within Hunter Industrial Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45059920504 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.2% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45059920504 compare to Laurens overall?
Tract 45059920504 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Laurens at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laurens; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Laurens
Top eight tracts in Laurens ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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