Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Clinton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45059920600 · Laurens County, SC · pop 3,739 · 41% of tract blocks fall in Clinton
The Elevated-tier score of 6.9/10 for census tract 45059920600 reflects conditions in Clinton in Laurens County, South Carolina. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $838 a month while the average household earns $32,799 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,579
Renter share40.5%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate36.7%
Median income$32,799
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Clinton and the region
Centroid at 34.5100, -81.7986 · click any tract to drill in
Why Clinton scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Clinton
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
36.7% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$838 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clinton
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clinton
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clinton
7.8
How Clinton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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)
- 1,138Total filings over 5 yrs
- 38.93%Avg annual filing rate
- 41.4%Peak (2012)
- 216Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
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.
- 18.6%Housing insecurity
- 13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.3%Food insecurity
- 21.3%SNAP enrollment
- 13.3%Transit barriers
- 15.6%No health insurance
- 19.5%Frequent mental distress
- 44.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Clinton
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.2/10. 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 Clinton, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,138 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 38.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 41.4% of renter households in 2012.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 92nd 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.
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 45059920600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45059920600?
Census tract 45059920600 in Clinton scores 5.8/10 (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 45059920600?
Median gross rent is $838/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45059920600?
36.7% of residents in tract 45059920600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,739.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45059920600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 88th, minority 52th, housing 85th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45059920600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,138 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45059920600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 38.93% of renter households, peaking at 41.4% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45059920600 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.6% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45059920600 compare to Clinton overall?
Tract 45059920600 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Clinton at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clinton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Clinton
Top eight tracts in Clinton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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