Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Shank Town Eviction Risk: Lower , Wellsburg
Tract 54009031401 · Brooke County, WV · pop 1,665 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Here is how census tract 54009031401, in the Shank Town area of Wellsburg, looks to a landlord: a 4.1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 1,665. It lands near the 13th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $569 a month against an average household income of $41,240 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units851
Renter share22.7%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$41,240
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wellsburg and the region
Centroid at 40.2808, -80.6130 · click any tract to drill in
Why Shank Town scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wellsburg
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$569 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wellsburg
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wellsburg
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wellsburg
5.9
How Shank Town compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Shank Town. 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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.0%Food insecurity
- 14.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 39.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Shank Town
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 5.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wellsburg, 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 in line with 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 59th 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 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54009031401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54009031401?
Census tract 54009031401 in the Shank Town neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 54009031401?
Median gross rent is $569/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54009031401?
7.3% of residents in tract 54009031401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,665.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54009031401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 66th, minority 2th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 54009031401 considered part of Shank Town?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54009031401 fall within Shank Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54009031401 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54009031401 compare to Wellsburg overall?
Tract 54009031401 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Wellsburg at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wellsburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wellsburg
Top eight tracts in Wellsburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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