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Central City Eviction Risk: Moderate , Huntington

Tract 54011001100 · Cabell County, WV · pop 1,898 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 54011001100 sits in the Central City area of Huntington eviction risk, West Virginia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. It lands near the 27th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $821 monthly, set against $42,852 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 19% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units703
Renter share45.2%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate26.7%
Median income$42,852

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Central City
Very Low
Within parent city
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 23 tracts In Huntington
Moderate
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 34 tracts In Cabell County
Elevated
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#72 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntington and the region

Centroid at 38.4107, -82.4704 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central City scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Huntington
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
26.7% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$821 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Huntington
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Huntington
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Huntington
3.0

How Central City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Central City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 001100Huntington: 3.43.4Huntingtonparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Central City. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central City

What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.7/10. 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 inherited from Huntington 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 Cabell County average of 4.5 and above 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 16.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 54011001100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54011001100?

Census tract 54011001100 in the Central City neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 54011001100?

Median gross rent is $821/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 54011001100?

26.7% of residents in tract 54011001100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,898.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 54011001100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 82th, minority 17th, housing 96th.
Q5

Is tract 54011001100 considered part of Central City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54011001100 fall within Central City (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 54011001100 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.6% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 54011001100 compare to Huntington overall?

Tract 54011001100 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Huntington at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Huntington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 54011001100 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Huntington

Top eight tracts in Huntington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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