Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

South Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Charleston

Tract 54039001500 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 4,379 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 54039001500 belongs to South Park in Charleston, West Virginia. It is home to 4,379 residents and scores 3.6/10, a lower reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 6% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $998 monthly, set against $91,207 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 22% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,788

Renter share32.7%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate7.5%

Median income$91,207

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charleston and the region

Centroid at 38.3279, -81.5946 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Park scores 3.1

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

7.5% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$998 rent vs county FMR

4.5

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 South Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

27%Socioeconomic
25%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
43%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

30%Grade A
19%Grade B
22%Grade C
2%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Park. 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.

8.5%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
5.1%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
31.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Park

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.5/10. 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 below the Kanawha County average of 4.3 and below the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Part of this tract, about 2% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was A ("Best"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 54039001500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039001500?

Census tract 54039001500 in the South Park neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 54039001500?

Median gross rent is $998/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54039001500?

7.5% of residents in tract 54039001500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,379.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54039001500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 25th, minority 42th, housing 43th.

Is tract 54039001500 considered part of South Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039001500 fall within South Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54039001500 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.5% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54039001500 compare to Charleston overall?

Tract 54039001500 scores 3.1/10, right in line with 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 54039001500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 2% 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 Charleston

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