Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally
East Nitro Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54039010601 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 2,773 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
54039010601 is a census tract in the East Nitro area of Nitro, WV. It scores 3.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,773 residents. The clearest offset is state political climate at 1.8/10.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,317
Renter share27.1%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$58,044
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Nitro and the region
Centroid at 38.4101, -81.8441 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Nitro scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Nitro
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$896 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Nitro
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Nitro
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Nitro
6.0
How East Nitro 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.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%Housing & transportation
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.
- 12.8%Housing insecurity
- 11.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.0%Food insecurity
- 16.0%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 22.0%Frequent mental distress
- 40.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Nitro
Against Kanawha County at 36.9%, about a quarter of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2/10. 13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Running cool, economic stress reads 3/10. On the national scale it lands near the 31st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.4/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Kanawha County average of 3.9 closely. Average gross rent is $896, close to the Nitro average.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $58,044. 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 54039010601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039010601?
Census tract 54039010601 in the East Nitro neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54039010601?
Median gross rent is $896/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039010601?
12.1% of residents in tract 54039010601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,773.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039010601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 90th, minority 14th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 54039010601 considered part of East Nitro?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039010601 fall within East Nitro (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54039010601 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.8% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54039010601 compare to Nitro overall?
Tract 54039010601 scores 3.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Nitro at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Nitro eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Nitro
Top eight tracts in Nitro ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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