Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Martinsburg Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54003971901 · Berkeley County, WV · pop 7,272 · 2% of tract blocks fall in Martinsburg
Martinsburg in Berkeley County is where census tract 54003971901 sits, home to 7,272 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 3.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 4% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 24% of renter households, a moderate level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,464 a month against an average household income of $90,858 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,533
Renter share16.1%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$90,858
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
20
th percentile
Very Low
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martinsburg and the region
Centroid at 39.3782, -78.0184 · click any tract to drill in
Why Martinsburg scores 3.2
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
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,464 rent vs county FMR
7.2
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 Martinsburg 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.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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.
- 12.8%Housing insecurity
- 10.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.8%Food insecurity
- 14.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 22.1%Frequent mental distress
- 35.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Martinsburg
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.2/10. 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 inherited from Martinsburg eviction risk, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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.
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 54003971901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54003971901?
Census tract 54003971901 in Martinsburg scores 3.2/10 (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 54003971901?
Median gross rent is $1,464/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54003971901?
9.8% of residents in tract 54003971901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,272.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54003971901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 74th, minority 15th, housing 22th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54003971901 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.8% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54003971901 compare to Martinsburg overall?
Tract 54003971901 scores 3.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Martinsburg at 3.2/10. 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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