Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Irmo Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45079010308 · Richland County, SC · pop 5,306 · 14% of tract blocks fall in Irmo
Eviction risk in Irmo eviction risk centers on tract 45079010308, which scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,306 residents. That is riskier than roughly 41% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 23% of renter households, a moderate level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,703 a month while the average household earns $104,975 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,939
Renter share12.1%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$104,975
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
6
th percentile
Very Low
National
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Irmo and the region
Centroid at 34.1265, -81.1762 · click any tract to drill in
Why Irmo scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Irmo
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,703 rent vs county FMR
8.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Irmo
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Irmo
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Irmo
5.0
How Irmo compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 7
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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)
- 131Total filings over 5 yrs
- 15.82%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.0%Peak (2014)
- 40Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 90% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 9.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.3%Food insecurity
- 5.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 25.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Irmo
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Irmo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Richland County average of 5.8 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45079010308
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079010308?
Census tract 45079010308 in Irmo scores 1.9/10 (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 45079010308?
Median gross rent is $1,703/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45079010308?
5.1% of residents in tract 45079010308 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,306.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45079010308?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 32th, minority 57th, housing 7th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079010308?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 131 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079010308 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.82% of renter households, peaking at 24.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 45079010308 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.6% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 45079010308 compare to Irmo overall?
Tract 45079010308 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Irmo at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Irmo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Irmo
Top eight tracts in Irmo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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