Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Bluefield West Eviction Risk: Lower , White Knoll
Tract 45063020912 · Lexington County, SC · pop 3,310 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 45063020912 (the Bluefield West neighborhood of White Knoll, South Carolina) comes in at 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 59th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,537 a month against an average household income of $78,293 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,322
Renter share19.6%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$78,293
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across White Knoll and the region
Centroid at 33.8946, -81.2272 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bluefield West scores 2.5
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
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,537 rent vs county FMR
6.8
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: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%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.
- 16.9%Housing insecurity
- 11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.0%Food insecurity
- 12.3%SNAP enrollment
- 10.0%Transit barriers
- 12.3%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bluefield West
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.2/10. 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 White Knoll, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lexington County average of 5.3 and in line with the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.2% 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 45063020912
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45063020912?
Census tract 45063020912 in the Bluefield West neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower 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 45063020912?
Median gross rent is $1,537/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45063020912?
6.1% of residents in tract 45063020912 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,310.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45063020912?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 28th, minority 64th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 45063020912 considered part of Bluefield West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45063020912 fall within Bluefield West (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 45063020912 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.9% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45063020912 compare to White Knoll overall?
Tract 45063020912 scores 2.5/10, right in line with the parent city of White Knoll at 2.4/10. 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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