Census Tract · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 54003971802 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 54003971802 ·
Berkeley County, WV · pop 4,022
Tract 54003971802 sits in Berkeley County, WV, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. Population here is 4,022. Against Berkeley County at 39.5%, 10% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 27%Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,859
Renter share30.3%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$69,291
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
76th percentile
#7 of 26 tracts In Berkeley County
High
Within state
70th percentile
#165 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Elevated
National
46th percentile
#45,786 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Berkeley County and the region
Centroid at 39.4579, -78.1371 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 54003971802 scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,287 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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 54003971802 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
12.4%Housing insecurity
11.1%Utility-shutoff threat
15.2%Food insecurity
16.6%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
8.0%No health insurance
22.1%Frequent mental distress
36.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 54003971802
Pulling hardest the other way is state political climate at 1.8/10. On the softer side, local political climate reads 1.8/10.
Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.8/10. 10% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 0.6 points above the Berkeley County average of 3.6.
Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
Model confidence here is 65%, lower than typical because some ACS inputs for this tract carry wide margins of error, so read the score as a band, not a point. Average gross rent runs $1,287 a month.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $69,291. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 54003971802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54003971802?
Census tract 54003971802 in Berkeley County scores 4.2/10 (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 54003971802?
Median gross rent is $1,287/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54003971802?
14.4% of residents in tract 54003971802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,022.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54003971802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 34th, minority 6th, housing 24th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54003971802 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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.