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Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Columbia Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 45079011000 · Richland County, SC · pop 1,561 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Columbia

Tract 45079011000, home to 1,561 residents in Columbia, scores 5.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,125 monthly, set against $47,778 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 18% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units606
Renter share35.8%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$47,778

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 53 tracts In Columbia
Moderate
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#42 of 98 tracts In Richland County
Elevated
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#413 of 1,317 tracts In South Carolina
Elevated
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,578 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 34.0427, -81.0051 · click any tract to drill in

Why Columbia scores 4.7

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
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,125 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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.
Columbia risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 011000Columbia: 2.92.9Columbiaparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.04.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

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)

  • 445Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 34.07%Avg annual filing rate
  • 42.4%Peak (2011)
  • 100Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 450790110002010: 93 filings (40.43/100 renter HHs)2011: 115 filings (42.44/100 renter HHs)2012: 73 filings (26.94/100 renter HHs)2013: 64 filings (23.62/100 renter HHs)2014: 100 filings (36.90/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Columbia

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.1/10. 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 Columbia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Richland County average of 5.8 and in line with 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 22.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 75th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 45079011000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45079011000?

Census tract 45079011000 in Columbia scores 4.7/10 (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 45079011000?

Median gross rent is $1,125/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 45079011000?

16.5% of residents in tract 45079011000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,561.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 45079011000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 89th, minority 92th, housing 17th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45079011000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 445 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 45079011000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 34.07% of renter households, peaking at 42.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 45079011000 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.0% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 45079011000 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 45079011000 scores 4.7/10, higher than 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.

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