Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
New Cumberland Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54029021200 · Hancock County, WV · pop 3,604 · 42% of tract blocks fall in New Cumberland
New Cumberland anchors census tract 54029021200, which lands at 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 30th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $838 a month against an average household income of $75,156 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,323
Renter share20.6%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate14.1%
Median income$75,156
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Cumberland and the region
Centroid at 40.5078, -80.5838 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Cumberland scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New Cumberland
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
14.1% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$838 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Cumberland
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Cumberland
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Cumberland
7.9
How New Cumberland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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.
- 11.7%Housing insecurity
- 10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.6%Food insecurity
- 16.9%SNAP enrollment
- 8.5%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 20.6%Frequent mental distress
- 40.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Cumberland
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 New Cumberland, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hancock County average of 4.1 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 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54029021200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54029021200?
Census tract 54029021200 in New Cumberland 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 54029021200?
Median gross rent is $838/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54029021200?
14.1% of residents in tract 54029021200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,604.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54029021200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 31th, minority 8th, housing 63th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54029021200 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.7% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54029021200 compare to New Cumberland overall?
Tract 54029021200 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of New Cumberland at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Cumberland; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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