Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Sissonville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54039010802 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 2,269 · 27% of tract blocks fall in Sissonville
Census tract 54039010802 covers Sissonville, home to 2,269 residents. For landlords it grades 4.1/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 13th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 19% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $720 monthly, set against $57,716 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units993
Renter share6.3%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$57,716
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sissonville and the region
Centroid at 38.5340, -81.5926 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sissonville scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sissonville
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$720 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sissonville
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sissonville
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sissonville
8.0
How Sissonville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.1%Food insecurity
- 15.7%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 21.7%Frequent mental distress
- 40.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sissonville
What moves this score most is housing court bias at $1/10. 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 Sissonville eviction risk, 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% 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 54039010802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039010802?
Census tract 54039010802 in Sissonville scores 3.8/10 (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 54039010802?
Median gross rent is $720/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039010802?
8.2% of residents in tract 54039010802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,269.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039010802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 24th, minority 1th, housing 19th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54039010802 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54039010802 compare to Sissonville overall?
Tract 54039010802 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Sissonville at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sissonville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sissonville
Top eight tracts in Sissonville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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