Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Kenna Homes Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Charleston
Tract 54039010100 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 3,394 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 54039010100 runs through Kenna Homes in South Charleston. With 3,394 residents, it scores 4.8/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #58,778 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,001 a month while the average household earns $58,246 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,512
Renter share48.1%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$58,246
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Charleston and the region
Centroid at 38.3757, -81.7267 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kenna Homes scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Charleston
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,001 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Charleston
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Charleston
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Charleston
6.6
How Kenna Homes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Kenna Homes. 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.
- 14.4%Housing insecurity
- 13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.6%Food insecurity
- 19.4%SNAP enrollment
- 9.6%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 21.4%Frequent mental distress
- 39.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kenna Homes
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from South 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54039010100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039010100?
Census tract 54039010100 in the Kenna Homes neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54039010100?
Median gross rent is $1,001/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039010100?
13.5% of residents in tract 54039010100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,394.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039010100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 63th, minority 35th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 54039010100 considered part of Kenna Homes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039010100 fall within Kenna Homes (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54039010100 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.4% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54039010100 compare to South Charleston overall?
Tract 54039010100 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of South Charleston at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South 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 South Charleston
Top eight tracts in South Charleston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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