Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Marland Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Weirton
Tract 54009031103 · Brooke County, WV · pop 2,289 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 54009031103 covers the Marland Heights area of Weirton in West Virginia. Home to 2,289 residents, it scores 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 10th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
75% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $546 a month while the average household earns $31,292 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,141
Renter share52.2%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate14.5%
Median income$31,292
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Weirton and the region
Centroid at 40.3897, -80.6117 · click any tract to drill in
Why Marland Heights scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Weirton
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
14.5% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$546 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Weirton
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Weirton
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Weirton
2.0
How Marland Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%Housing & transportation
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.
- 13.0%Housing insecurity
- 12.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.2%Food insecurity
- 20.1%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 8.4%No health insurance
- 21.4%Frequent mental distress
- 41.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Marland Heights
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 3.6/10. 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 Weirton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Brooke County average of 3.8 and below the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.1% 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 54009031103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54009031103?
Census tract 54009031103 in the Marland Heights neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 54009031103?
Median gross rent is $546/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54009031103?
14.5% of residents in tract 54009031103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,289.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54009031103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 58th, minority 23th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 54009031103 considered part of Marland Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54009031103 fall within Marland Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54009031103 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.0% 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. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54009031103 compare to Weirton overall?
Tract 54009031103 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Weirton at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Weirton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Weirton
Top eight tracts in Weirton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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