Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Irish Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Martinsburg
Tract 54003971500 · Berkeley County, WV · pop 3,337 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
54003971500 is a census tract in the Irish Hill area of Martinsburg, WV. It scores 4.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,337. Against Berkeley County at 39.5%, 56% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,615
Renter share57.1%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate25.7%
Median income$39,567
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martinsburg and the region
Centroid at 39.4578, -77.9562 · click any tract to drill in
Why Irish Hill scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Martinsburg
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
25.7% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$697 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Martinsburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Martinsburg
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Martinsburg
2.5
How Irish Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Irish Hill. 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.
- 18.7%Housing insecurity
- 17.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.1%Food insecurity
- 29.6%SNAP enrollment
- 13.4%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 24.4%Frequent mental distress
- 44.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Irish Hill
Average gross rent is $697, 39% below the Martinsburg average. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. SNAP participation runs 29.6% against 15.2% nationally.
Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Disability prevalence runs 44.1% against 31.5% nationally. The severe-burden share is 14%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
It sits 1.2 points above the Berkeley County average of 3.6. On the national scale it lands near the 58th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.3/10. Statewide the WV average is 3.8, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $39,567.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 54003971500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54003971500?
Census tract 54003971500 in the Irish Hill neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 54003971500?
Median gross rent is $697/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54003971500?
25.7% of residents in tract 54003971500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,337.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54003971500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 72th, minority 45th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 54003971500 considered part of Irish Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54003971500 fall within Irish Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54003971500 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.7% 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. 17.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54003971500 compare to Martinsburg overall?
Tract 54003971500 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Martinsburg at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Martinsburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Martinsburg
Top eight tracts in Martinsburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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