Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Columbia Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 45079010314 · Richland County, SC · pop 3,867 · 27% of tract blocks fall in Columbia

Columbia in Richland County anchors census tract 45079010314, which lands at 4.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 20% of US census tracts.

About 11% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,767 monthly, set against $98,068 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 5% Owners 94%

Tract context

Occupied units1,402

Renter share5.8%

SVI overall0.04

Poverty rate1.6%

Median income$98,068

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 34.1340, -81.1499 · click any tract to drill in

Why Columbia scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Columbia

5.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

South Carolina legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

1.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,767 rent vs county FMR

8.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Columbia

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Columbia

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Columbia

3.0

How Columbia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 4

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

4%Socioeconomic
39%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
1%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.

9.3%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
8.8%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
5.4%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
14.1%Frequent mental distress
21.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Columbia

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.6/10. 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 Columbia 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 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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 45079010314

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079010314?

Census tract 45079010314 in Columbia scores 2.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 45079010314?

Median gross rent is $1,767/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 45079010314?

1.6% of residents in tract 45079010314 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,867.

How socially vulnerable is tract 45079010314?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 39th, minority 58th, housing 1th.

What share of households in tract 45079010314 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.3% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 45079010314 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 45079010314 scores 2.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Columbia at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbia

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