Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Owens Eviction Risk: Moderate , Shinnston
Tract 54033031900 · Harrison County, WV · pop 2,328 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 54033031900 covers the Owens neighborhood of Shinnston, home to 2,328 residents. For landlords it grades 4.8/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 30% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $940 monthly, set against $63,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units874
Renter share24.3%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$63,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shinnston and the region
Centroid at 39.3926, -80.2986 · click any tract to drill in
Why Owens scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Shinnston
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$940 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shinnston
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shinnston
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shinnston
6.3
How Owens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.2%Food insecurity
- 14.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 35.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Owens
What moves this score most is housing court bias at 6.3/10. 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 Shinnston, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Harrison County average of 4.0 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 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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 54033031900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54033031900?
Census tract 54033031900 in the Owens neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 54033031900?
Median gross rent is $940/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54033031900?
15.2% of residents in tract 54033031900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,328.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54033031900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 78th, minority 20th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 54033031900 considered part of Owens?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54033031900 fall within Owens (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54033031900 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54033031900 compare to Shinnston overall?
Tract 54033031900 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Shinnston at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shinnston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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