Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 54003971206 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54003971206 · Berkeley County, WV · pop 7,772
Tract 54003971206 covers Berkeley in West Virginia. Home to 7,772 residents, it scores 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #61,379 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,234 a month against an average household income of $91,875 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units3,065
Renter share15.3%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate15.1%
Median income$91,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Berkeley County and the region
Centroid at 39.5069, -78.0079 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 54003971206 scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
1.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
15.1% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,234 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 54003971206 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%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.
- 11.9%Housing insecurity
- 10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.5%Food insecurity
- 13.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.8%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 21.0%Frequent mental distress
- 33.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 54003971206
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.2/10. 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 set by West Virginia eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Berkeley County average of 4.1 and above the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.2% 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 54003971206
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54003971206?
Census tract 54003971206 in Berkeley County scores 3.1/10 (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 54003971206?
Median gross rent is $1,234/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54003971206?
15.1% of residents in tract 54003971206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,772.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54003971206?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 29th, minority 45th, housing 57th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54003971206 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.9% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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