Neighborhood · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally

Kanawha Estates Eviction Risk: Lower , Charleston

Tract 54039001700 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 1,688 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 54039001700 covers part of the Kanawha Estates area of Charleston, WV, and scores 3.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,688. Against Kanawha County at 36.9%, 17% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 34% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units806

Renter share40.7%

SVI overall0.49

Poverty rate14.4%

Median income$56,048

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charleston and the region

Centroid at 38.3078, -81.5668 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kanawha Estates scores 3.2

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

14.4% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$931 rent vs county FMR

3.8

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 Kanawha Estates compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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

64%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
9%Racial/ethnic minority
45%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.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
17%Grade C
6%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 Kanawha Estates. 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.

13.8%Housing insecurity
12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
18.0%Food insecurity
18.7%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
20.9%Frequent mental distress
40.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kanawha Estates

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2/10.

The severe-burden share is 8%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. It sits 0.7 points below the Kanawha County average of 3.9.

This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Charleston. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. On the national scale it lands near the 25th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.4/10. Average gross rent is $931, close to the Charleston average.

Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $56,048. 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 54039001700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039001700?

Census tract 54039001700 in the Kanawha Estates neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 54039001700?

Median gross rent is $931/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54039001700?

14.4% of residents in tract 54039001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,688.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54039001700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 43th, minority 9th, housing 45th.

Is tract 54039001700 considered part of Kanawha Estates?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039001700 fall within Kanawha Estates (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54039001700 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.8% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54039001700 compare to Charleston overall?

Tract 54039001700 scores 3.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Charleston at 3.2/10. 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 54039001700 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. 6% 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.