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Joplin Eviction Risk: Lower , Charleston

Tract 54039001901 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 3,523 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Here is how census tract 54039001901, in the Joplin area of Charleston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 3.1/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 3,523. That is riskier than about 2% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 17% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,200 a month while the average household earns $118,527 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 13% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units1,419

Renter share15.9%

SVI overall0.10

Poverty rate5.4%

Median income$118,527

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charleston and the region

Centroid at 38.3342, -81.6777 · click any tract to drill in

Why Joplin scores 2.5

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

5.4% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$1,200 rent vs county FMR

6.4

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 Joplin compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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

6%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
16%Racial/ethnic minority
5%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Joplin. 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.

6.2%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
4.1%Transit barriers
3.8%No health insurance
15.2%Frequent mental distress
27.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Joplin

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.4/10. 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 10th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 54039001901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039001901?

Census tract 54039001901 in the Joplin neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 54039001901?

Median gross rent is $1,200/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54039001901?

5.4% of residents in tract 54039001901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,523.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54039001901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 82th, minority 16th, housing 5th.

Is tract 54039001901 considered part of Joplin?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039001901 fall within Joplin (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54039001901 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.2% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54039001901 compare to Charleston overall?

Tract 54039001901 scores 2.5/10, lower 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Charleston

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