Within county
89
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 54039013800 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 54039013800 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 2,222
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 54039013800 (Kanawha, West Virginia) comes in at 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 51st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
78% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $855 monthly, set against $31,053 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units936
Renter share53.3%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate47.5%
Median income$31,053
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kanawha County and the region
Centroid at 38.4071, -81.8673 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 54039013800 scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
1.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
47.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$855 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 54039013800 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 3%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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.
- 22.6%Housing insecurity
- 22.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.8%Food insecurity
- 40.4%SNAP enrollment
- 16.0%Transit barriers
- 12.4%No health insurance
- 27.5%Frequent mental distress
- 50.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 54039013800
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 set by West Virginia eviction laws law, 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 22.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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 54039013800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039013800?
Census tract 54039013800 in Kanawha County 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54039013800?
Median gross rent is $855/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039013800?
47.5% of residents in tract 54039013800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,222.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039013800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 30th, minority 3th, housing 43th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54039013800 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.6% 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. 22.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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