Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
First Ward Eviction Risk: Lower , Morgantown
Tract 54061011100 · Monongalia County, WV · pop 2,755 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 54061011100, home to 2,755 residents in the First Ward area of Morgantown, scores 4.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 24% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,094 monthly, set against $59,934 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,465
Renter share61.4%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$59,934
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Morgantown and the region
Centroid at 39.6156, -79.9765 · click any tract to drill in
Why First Ward scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Morgantown
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,094 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Morgantown
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Morgantown
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Morgantown
5.5
How First Ward compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within First Ward. 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.
- 11.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.2%Food insecurity
- 14.0%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 20.6%Frequent mental distress
- 29.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in First Ward
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Morgantown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Monongalia County average of 4.7 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 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54061011100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54061011100?
Census tract 54061011100 in the First Ward neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 54061011100?
Median gross rent is $1,094/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54061011100?
12.6% of residents in tract 54061011100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,755.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54061011100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 16th, minority 24th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 54061011100 considered part of First Ward?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54061011100 fall within First Ward (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54061011100 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54061011100 compare to Morgantown overall?
Tract 54061011100 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Morgantown at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Morgantown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Morgantown
Top eight tracts in Morgantown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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