Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Kenna Homes Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Charleston
Tract 54039012900 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 1,141 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 54039012900 covers the Kenna Homes neighborhood of South Charleston, home to 1,141 residents. For landlords it grades 4.8/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #58,780 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $968 a month against an average household income of $44,728 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units642
Renter share62.3%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$44,728
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Charleston and the region
Centroid at 38.3673, -81.6959 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kenna Homes scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Charleston
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$968 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Charleston
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Charleston
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Charleston
7.1
How Kenna Homes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 24%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Kenna Homes. 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.
- 14.8%Housing insecurity
- 13.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.3%Food insecurity
- 18.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.3%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 21.9%Frequent mental distress
- 39.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kenna Homes
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 7.1/10. 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 South 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54039012900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039012900?
Census tract 54039012900 in the Kenna Homes neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 54039012900?
Median gross rent is $968/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039012900?
12.0% of residents in tract 54039012900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,141.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039012900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 59th, minority 41th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 54039012900 considered part of Kenna Homes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039012900 fall within Kenna Homes (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54039012900 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.8% 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. 13.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54039012900 compare to South Charleston overall?
Tract 54039012900 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of South Charleston at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 54039012900 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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