Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
Bluefield West Eviction Risk: Moderate , White Knoll
Tract 45063020909 · Lexington County, SC · pop 2,985 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 5/10, tract 45063020909 in the Bluefield West area of White Knoll, SC reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 52% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units983
Renter share21.1%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate32.5%
Median income$44,219
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across White Knoll and the region
Centroid at 33.8799, -81.2416 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bluefield West scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from White Knoll
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
32.5% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$931 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from White Knoll
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from White Knoll
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from White Knoll
5.5
How Bluefield West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Bluefield West. 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.
- 18.7%Housing insecurity
- 13.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.8%Food insecurity
- 20.3%SNAP enrollment
- 13.1%Transit barriers
- 16.7%No health insurance
- 21.4%Frequent mental distress
- 39.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bluefield West
54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Lexington County average of 37.2%. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.6/10. The poverty rate is 32%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the high side, economic stress reads 8.1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 2.1/10. Average gross rent is $931, 21% below the White Knoll average.
It sits 1.1 points above the Lexington County average of 3.9. Food insecurity runs 27.8% against 17.8% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 61st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 8.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the SC average is 4.0, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $44,219.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 45063020909
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063020909?
Census tract 45063020909 in the Bluefield West 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 45063020909?
Median gross rent is $931/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45063020909?
32.5% of residents in tract 45063020909 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,985.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45063020909?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 99th, minority 51th, housing 20th.
Q5
Is tract 45063020909 considered part of Bluefield West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45063020909 fall within Bluefield West (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45063020909 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.7% 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. 13.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45063020909 compare to White Knoll overall?
Tract 45063020909 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of White Knoll at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from White Knoll; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in White Knoll
Top eight tracts in White Knoll ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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