Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Kanawha Estates Eviction Risk: Moderate , Charleston
Tract 54039011500 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 3,429 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 54039011500 belongs to the Kanawha Estates neighborhood of Charleston, West Virginia. It is home to 3,429 residents and scores 4.7/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 27th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 27% of renter households, a moderate level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $993 a month while the average household earns $51,662 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.
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 parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
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-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
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.
- 14.5%Housing insecurity
- 12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.6%Food insecurity
- 18.6%SNAP enrollment
- 9.2%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 21.7%Frequent mental distress
- 40.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kanawha Estates
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.6/10. 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 Charleston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kanawha County average of 4.3 and above the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 63rd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
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 3/10. 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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