Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Idamay Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54049021300 · Marion County, WV · pop 3,461 · 14% of tract blocks fall in Idamay
Idamay anchors census tract 54049021300, which lands at 4.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #73,333 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $954 a month against an average household income of $64,028 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,313
Renter share10.9%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$64,028
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Idamay and the region
Centroid at 39.4814, -80.2646 · click any tract to drill in
Why Idamay scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Idamay
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$954 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Idamay
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Idamay
1.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Idamay
1.5
How Idamay compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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.
- 13.1%Housing insecurity
- 11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.9%Food insecurity
- 19.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.3%Transit barriers
- 8.4%No health insurance
- 21.9%Frequent mental distress
- 41.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Idamay
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.5/10. 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 Idamay, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Marion County average of 4.5 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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 54049021300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54049021300?
Census tract 54049021300 in Idamay scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 54049021300?
Median gross rent is $954/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54049021300?
14.9% of residents in tract 54049021300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,461.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54049021300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 50th, minority 11th, housing 59th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54049021300 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.1% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54049021300 compare to Idamay overall?
Tract 54049021300 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Idamay at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Idamay; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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