Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally
Chesapeake Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 54039012200 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 4,932 · 24% of tract blocks fall in Chesapeake
Tract 54039012200 sits in Chesapeake, WV, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4/10. Population here is 4,932. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,844
Renter share23.6%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate17.9%
Median income$62,579
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
National
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chesapeake and the region
Centroid at 38.1365, -81.5268 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chesapeake scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chesapeake
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
17.9% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$890 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chesapeake
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chesapeake
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chesapeake
7.2
How Chesapeake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%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.
- 14.1%Housing insecurity
- 12.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.4%Food insecurity
- 20.0%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 9.0%No health insurance
- 22.5%Frequent mental distress
- 43.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chesapeake
The clearest offset is state political climate at 1.8/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.2/10.
On the national scale it lands near the 42nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 24% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6/10.
Against average income of $62,579, annual rent is just 17%. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 41% of renters.
It tracks the Kanawha County average of 3.9 closely. Average gross rent is $890, close to the Chesapeake average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 54039012200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039012200?
Census tract 54039012200 in Chesapeake 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 54039012200?
Median gross rent is $890/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039012200?
17.9% of residents in tract 54039012200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,932.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039012200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 67th, minority 21th, housing 69th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54039012200 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.1% 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. 12.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54039012200 compare to Chesapeake overall?
Tract 54039012200 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of Chesapeake at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chesapeake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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