Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Lydia Mills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Clinton
Tract 45059920700 · Laurens County, SC · pop 4,171 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 45059920700 covers Lydia Mills in Clinton, home to 4,171 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
32% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $860 a month against an average household income of $44,732 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,626
Renter share41.8%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate21.8%
Median income$44,732
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Clinton and the region
Centroid at 34.4682, -81.9192 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lydia Mills scores 5
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
21.8% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$860 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Lydia Mills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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)
- 1,067Total filings over 5 yrs
- 25.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 30.1%Peak (2012)
- 213Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 30% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 24.1%Housing insecurity
- 17.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.6%Food insecurity
- 25.7%SNAP enrollment
- 15.8%Transit barriers
- 17.1%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 44.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lydia Mills
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 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.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 88th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,067 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 25.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 30.1% of renter households in 2012.
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 45059920700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45059920700?
Census tract 45059920700 in the Lydia Mills 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 45059920700?
Median gross rent is $860/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45059920700?
21.8% of residents in tract 45059920700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,171.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45059920700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 53th, minority 75th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 45059920700 considered part of Lydia Mills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45059920700 fall within Lydia Mills (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45059920700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,067 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45059920700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 25.78% of renter households, peaking at 30.1% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45059920700 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.1% 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. 17.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45059920700 compare to Clinton overall?
Tract 45059920700 scores 5/10, 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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