Within county
76
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 54003971802 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54003971802 · Berkeley County, WV · pop 4,022
Census tract 54003971802 covers Berkeley, home to 4,022 residents. For landlords it grades 3.5/10, a lower reading. On the national scale it ranks #79,968 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 10% of renter households, a modest level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,287 a month while the average household earns $69,291 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
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 state
26
th percentile
Low
National
39
th percentile
Low
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 3.4
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
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.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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.
- 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
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.7/10. 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 below the Berkeley County average of 4.1 and below the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.4% 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.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 54003971802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54003971802?
Census tract 54003971802 in Berkeley County scores 3.4/10 (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 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.
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