Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Coal Fork Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54039011402 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 3,066 · 11% of tract blocks fall in Coal Fork
Census tract 54039011402 covers part of Coal Fork, WV, and scores 3.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,066. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,267
Renter share18.3%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$61,089
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
36
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Coal Fork and the region
Centroid at 38.2832, -81.4926 · click any tract to drill in
Why Coal Fork scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Coal Fork
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,008 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Coal Fork
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Coal Fork
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Coal Fork
7.1
How Coal Fork compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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.
- 12.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.7%Food insecurity
- 16.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 21.7%Frequent mental distress
- 41.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Coal Fork
The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10.
At $1,008 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Coal Fork commands. That is riskier than roughly 35% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
At 18% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 4.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 38% of renters.
It tracks the Kanawha County average of 3.9 closely. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $61,089.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 54039011402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039011402?
Census tract 54039011402 in Coal Fork 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 54039011402?
Median gross rent is $1,008/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039011402?
12.4% of residents in tract 54039011402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,066.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039011402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 44th, minority 2th, housing 40th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54039011402 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.5% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54039011402 compare to Coal Fork overall?
Tract 54039011402 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Coal Fork at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Coal Fork; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Coal Fork
Top eight tracts in Coal Fork ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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