Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

South Charleston Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 54039013100 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 4,348 · 80% of tract blocks fall in South Charleston

South Charleston is where census tract 54039013100 sits, home to 4,348 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.5/10. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $761 monthly, set against $57,927 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 20% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units1,674

Renter share33.3%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate36.8%

Median income$57,927

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across South Charleston and the region

Centroid at 38.3329, -81.7557 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Charleston scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

36.8% poverty · this tract

9.2

Supply constraint

$761 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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 South Charleston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

71%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
72%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.

17.7%Housing insecurity
16.8%Utility-shutoff threat
24.4%Food insecurity
27.9%SNAP enrollment
12.0%Transit barriers
9.2%No health insurance
23.7%Frequent mental distress
45.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Charleston

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.2/10. 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 17.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 54039013100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039013100?

Census tract 54039013100 in South Charleston scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 54039013100?

Median gross rent is $761/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54039013100?

36.8% of residents in tract 54039013100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,348.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54039013100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 87th, minority 33th, housing 72th.

What share of households in tract 54039013100 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.7% 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. 16.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54039013100 compare to South Charleston overall?

Tract 54039013100 scores 5.4/10, 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.