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Neighborhood · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally

Kanawha Estates Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charleston

Tract 54039011500 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 3,429 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Tract 54039011500 sits in the Kanawha Estates area of Rand, WV, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4/10. It is home to 3,429 residents. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty at 1.4/10.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 22% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,655
Renter share30.4%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$51,662

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Kanawha Estates
Very High
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Charleston
Moderate
Within county
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 57 tracts In Kanawha County
Elevated
Within state
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#198 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charleston and the region

Centroid at 38.2944, -81.5605 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kanawha Estates scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Charleston
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$993 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charleston
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charleston
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charleston
8.5

How Kanawha Estates compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kanawha Estates risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.0This tracttract 0115003.2Charlestonparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Kanawha Estates. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kanawha Estates

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.6/10. 27% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Kanawha County average of 36.9%.

Running hot, housing-court posture reads 8.5/10. Nationally it ranks #48,956 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Kanawha County average of 3.9 closely.

Average gross rent is $993, close to the Rand average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $51,662.

30% 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 54039011500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039011500?

Census tract 54039011500 in the Kanawha Estates neighborhood scores 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 54039011500?

Median gross rent is $993/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 54039011500?

11.0% of residents in tract 54039011500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,429.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 54039011500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 61th, minority 28th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 54039011500 considered part of Kanawha Estates?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039011500 fall within Kanawha Estates (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 54039011500 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.5% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 54039011500 compare to Charleston overall?

Tract 54039011500 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Charleston at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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