Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Baker Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Institute
Tract 54039010400 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 1,700 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Here is how census tract 54039010400, in the Baker Park area of Institute, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 1,700. On the national scale it ranks #74,756 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 20% of renter households, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $895 monthly, set against $49,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units640
Renter share32.7%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$49,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Institute and the region
Centroid at 38.3831, -81.7671 · click any tract to drill in
Why Baker Park scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Institute
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$895 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Institute
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Institute
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Institute
5.2
How Baker Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Baker 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.
- 20.8%Housing insecurity
- 18.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.1%Food insecurity
- 27.5%SNAP enrollment
- 13.8%Transit barriers
- 8.4%No health insurance
- 23.4%Frequent mental distress
- 41.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Baker Park
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 Institute, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kanawha County average of 4.3 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54039010400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039010400?
Census tract 54039010400 in the Baker Park neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54039010400?
Median gross rent is $895/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039010400?
14.9% of residents in tract 54039010400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,700.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039010400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 30th, minority 66th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 54039010400 considered part of Baker Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039010400 fall within Baker Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54039010400 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.8% 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. 18.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54039010400 compare to Institute overall?
Tract 54039010400 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Institute at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Institute; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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