Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 54003972003 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54003972003 · Berkeley County, WV · pop 3,873
Census tract 54003972003 covers Berkeley, home to 3,873 residents. For landlords it grades 4.4/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 19% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,497 monthly, set against $76,442 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,563
Renter share20.9%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$76,442
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Berkeley County and the region
Centroid at 39.3965, -77.9656 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 54003972003 scores 3
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
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,497 rent vs county FMR
7.4
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 54003972003 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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.
- 13.7%Housing insecurity
- 11.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.8%Food insecurity
- 16.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.0%Transit barriers
- 9.0%No health insurance
- 22.9%Frequent mental distress
- 35.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 54003972003
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.4/10. 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 in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 19th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54003972003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54003972003?
Census tract 54003972003 in Berkeley County scores 3/10 (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 54003972003?
Median gross rent is $1,497/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54003972003?
10.7% of residents in tract 54003972003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,873.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54003972003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 24th, minority 24th, housing 28th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54003972003 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.7% 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. 11.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Related