Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 54039010900 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 54039010900 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 2,597
Eviction risk in Kanawha centers on tract 54039010900, which scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) and is home to 2,597 residents. On the national scale it ranks #79,974 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
5% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $840 a month while the average household earns $62,000 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units956
Renter share21.4%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate22.7%
Median income$62,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kanawha County and the region
Centroid at 38.4496, -81.6203 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 54039010900 scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
1.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
22.7% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$840 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 54039010900 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 0%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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.
- 13.3%Housing insecurity
- 11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.4%Food insecurity
- 19.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.9%Transit barriers
- 8.4%No health insurance
- 22.0%Frequent mental distress
- 42.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 54039010900
What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.7/10. 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 set by West Virginia eviction laws law, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st 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.
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 54039010900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039010900?
Census tract 54039010900 in Kanawha County scores 4.4/10 (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 54039010900?
Median gross rent is $840/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 5% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039010900?
22.7% of residents in tract 54039010900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,597.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039010900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 52th, minority 0th, housing 41th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54039010900 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.3% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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