Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Jefferson Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 54039013200 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 3,618 · 12% of tract blocks fall in Jefferson
For landlords sizing up Jefferson, census tract 54039013200 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. On the national scale it ranks #44,139 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $838 a month against an average household income of $60,556 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,330
Renter share15.2%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$60,556
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Jefferson and the region
Centroid at 38.3281, -81.7958 · click any tract to drill in
Why Jefferson scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Jefferson
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$838 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Jefferson
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Jefferson
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Jefferson
9.7
How Jefferson compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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.
- 14.7%Housing insecurity
- 13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.4%Food insecurity
- 21.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.8%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 22.5%Frequent mental distress
- 43.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Jefferson
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 Jefferson, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.2% 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 54039013200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039013200?
Census tract 54039013200 in Jefferson scores 4.6/10 (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 54039013200?
Median gross rent is $838/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039013200?
16.5% of residents in tract 54039013200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,618.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039013200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 50th, minority 21th, housing 73th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54039013200 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.7% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54039013200 compare to Jefferson overall?
Tract 54039013200 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Jefferson at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Jefferson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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