Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Kanawha Estates Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charleston

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

For landlords sizing up Kanawha Estates in Charleston, census tract 54039001700 carries a lower eviction-risk score of 3.3/10. That is riskier than about 3% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 17% of renter households, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $931 a month against an average household income of $56,048 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

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 4.3

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

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.8/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 6% 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 54039001700

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

Census tract 54039001700 in the Kanawha Estates neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 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 4.3/10, 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 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Charleston

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