Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Kenna Homes Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Charleston
Tract 54039012900 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 1,141 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
With a score of 4.1/10, tract 54039012900 in the Kenna Homes area of South Charleston, WV reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,141. The clearest offset is state political climate at 1.8/10.
Risk score
4.1
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
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
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 4.1
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
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10. Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $968, 15% above the South Charleston average.
Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.1/10. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Charleston. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. On the national scale it lands near the 44th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 39% of renters.
It tracks the Kanawha County average of 3.9 closely. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $44,728. 62% 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 54039012900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039012900?
Census tract 54039012900 in the Kenna Homes neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of South Charleston at 4/10. 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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