Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Fort Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charleston

Tract 54039000800 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 1,548 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 54039000800 sits in the Fort Hill neighborhood of Charleston eviction risk, West Virginia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. That is riskier than about 27% of US census tracts.

60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $713 a month while the average household earns $30,022 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 26% Owners 35%

Tract context

Occupied units733

Renter share65.5%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate31.8%

Median income$30,022

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charleston and the region

Centroid at 38.3602, -81.6481 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fort Hill scores 5.7

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

31.8% poverty · this tract

8.0

Supply constraint

$713 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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 Fort Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

75%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
45%Grade B
35%Grade C
0%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.

21.6%Housing insecurity
20.4%Utility-shutoff threat
28.0%Food insecurity
31.2%SNAP enrollment
13.8%Transit barriers
9.8%No health insurance
23.4%Frequent mental distress
43.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fort Hill

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 above the Kanawha County average of 4.3 and above 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 74th 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 21.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.4% 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 54039000800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039000800?

Census tract 54039000800 in the Fort Hill neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 54039000800?

Median gross rent is $713/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54039000800?

31.8% of residents in tract 54039000800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,548.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54039000800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 67th, minority 57th, housing 65th.

Is tract 54039000800 considered part of Fort Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039000800 fall within Fort Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54039000800 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.6% 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. 20.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54039000800 compare to Charleston overall?

Tract 54039000800 scores 5.7/10, 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 54039000800 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.

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Highest-risk tracts in Charleston

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