Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Central Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 45077011105 · Pickens County, SC · pop 2,515 · 56% of tract blocks fall in Central

Census tract 45077011105 covers Central, home to 2,515 residents. For landlords it grades 5.6/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 59% of US census tracts.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $769 a month while the average household earns $34,212 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 37% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units1,123

Renter share59.3%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate19.4%

Median income$34,212

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Central and the region

Centroid at 34.7184, -82.7485 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Central

3.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.5

State political climate

South Carolina legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

19.4% poverty · this tract

4.9

Supply constraint

$769 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Central

5.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Central

9.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Central

7.3

How Central compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

78%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
100%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.

18.5%Housing insecurity
12.7%Utility-shutoff threat
27.3%Food insecurity
17.3%SNAP enrollment
13.7%Transit barriers
15.5%No health insurance
21.7%Frequent mental distress
36.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 Central, 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 90th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.7% 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 45077011105

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45077011105?

Census tract 45077011105 in Central scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 45077011105?

Median gross rent is $769/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45077011105?

19.4% of residents in tract 45077011105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,515.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45077011105?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 65th, minority 44th, housing 100th.

What share of households in tract 45077011105 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.5% 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. 12.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45077011105 compare to Central overall?

Tract 45077011105 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Central at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Central; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Central

Top eight tracts in Central ranked by composite eviction-risk score.