Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Kenna Homes Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Charleston
Tract 54039013001 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 1,992 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 54039013001 sits in the Kenna Homes area of South Charleston eviction risk, West Virginia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. It lands near the 55th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $720 a month against an average household income of $40,585 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,149
Renter share38.3%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate29.9%
Median income$40,585
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Charleston and the region
Centroid at 38.3566, -81.7214 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kenna Homes scores 5.6
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
29.9% poverty · this tract
7.5
Supply constraint
$720 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
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.
- 16.2%Housing insecurity
- 15.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.0%Food insecurity
- 27.5%SNAP enrollment
- 11.5%Transit barriers
- 9.8%No health insurance
- 22.3%Frequent mental distress
- 48.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kenna Homes
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 67th 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 54039013001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039013001?
Census tract 54039013001 in the Kenna Homes neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 54039013001?
Median gross rent is $720/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039013001?
29.9% of residents in tract 54039013001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,992.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039013001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 33th, minority 15th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 54039013001 considered part of Kenna Homes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039013001 fall within Kenna Homes (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54039013001 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.2% 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. 15.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54039013001 compare to South Charleston overall?
Tract 54039013001 scores 5.6/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South Charleston
Top eight tracts in South Charleston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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