Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Whitney Mills Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 45083021500 · Spartanburg County, SC · pop 3,264 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 45083021500 sits in Whitney Mills in Whitney, South Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #27,830 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $979 monthly, set against $43,016 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,593
Renter share45.8%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$43,016
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Whitney and the region
Centroid at 34.9800, -81.9284 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitney Mills scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Whitney
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$979 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Whitney
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Whitney
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Whitney
6.0
How Whitney Mills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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)
- 206Total filings over 1 yrs
- 37.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 37.8%Peak (2010)
- 206Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
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.
- 17.9%Housing insecurity
- 11.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.4%Food insecurity
- 14.3%SNAP enrollment
- 11.1%Transit barriers
- 16.2%No health insurance
- 18.8%Frequent mental distress
- 37.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whitney Mills
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 Whitney, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Spartanburg 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 71st 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45083021500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45083021500?
Census tract 45083021500 in the Whitney Mills neighborhood 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 45083021500?
Median gross rent is $979/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45083021500?
13.4% of residents in tract 45083021500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,264.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45083021500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 59th, minority 59th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 45083021500 considered part of Whitney Mills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 45083021500 fall within Whitney Mills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45083021500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 206 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 45083021500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 37.80% of renter households, peaking at 37.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45083021500 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.9% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45083021500 compare to Whitney overall?
Tract 45083021500 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Whitney at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Whitney; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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