Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Pickens Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45077010404 · Pickens County, SC · pop 2,984 · 55% of tract blocks fall in Pickens
Here is how census tract 45077010404, in Pickens, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,984. That is riskier than about 59% of US census tracts.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $880 a month while the average household earns $60,938 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units888
Renter share33.2%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$60,938
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pickens and the region
Centroid at 34.8755, -82.7290 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pickens scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pickens
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$880 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pickens
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pickens
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pickens
6.7
How Pickens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 98%Housing & transportation
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.
- 13.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.8%Food insecurity
- 10.0%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 12.0%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 31.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pickens
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. 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 Pickens, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Pickens County average of 5.5 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 69th 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 13.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% 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 45077010404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45077010404?
Census tract 45077010404 in Pickens scores 4.3/10 (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 45077010404?
Median gross rent is $880/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45077010404?
14.9% of residents in tract 45077010404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,984.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45077010404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 19th, minority 41th, housing 98th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 45077010404 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.4% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 45077010404 compare to Pickens overall?
Tract 45077010404 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Pickens at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pickens; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pickens
Top eight tracts in Pickens ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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