Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Elk City Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Charleston

Tract 54039000500 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 2,017 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 54039000500 covers the Elk City Historic District area of Charleston in West Virginia. Home to 2,017 residents, it scores 4.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 13% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $896 a month while the average household earns $70,202 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 15% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units987

Renter share34.2%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate8.7%

Median income$70,202

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charleston and the region

Centroid at 38.3668, -81.6324 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elk City Historic District scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Charleston

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.3

State political climate

West Virginia legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

8.7% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$896 rent vs county FMR

3.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Charleston

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Charleston

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Charleston

2.5

How Elk City Historic District 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.

59%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
34%Racial/ethnic minority
81%Housing & transportation

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.

2%Grade A
2%Grade B
56%Grade C
7%Grade D · redlined

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.

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.

11.6%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
14.4%Food insecurity
13.9%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
7.1%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
38.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elk City Historic District

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.5/10. 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 Charleston 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 Kanawha County average of 4.3 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 7% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 54039000500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039000500?

Census tract 54039000500 in the Elk City Historic District neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 54039000500?

Median gross rent is $896/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54039000500?

8.7% of residents in tract 54039000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,017.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54039000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 27th, minority 34th, housing 81th.

Is tract 54039000500 considered part of Elk City Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039000500 fall within Elk City Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54039000500 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.6% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54039000500 compare to Charleston overall?

Tract 54039000500 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Charleston at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 54039000500 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. 7% 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.

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