Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

North Island Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wheeling

Tract 54069000500 · Ohio County, WV · pop 1,716 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Eviction risk in the North Island area of Wheeling centers on tract 54069000500, which scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) and is home to 1,716 residents. That is riskier than about 5% of US census tracts.

23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $834 monthly, set against $69,271 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 30% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units535

Renter share39.1%

SVI overall0.44

Poverty rate19.0%

Median income$69,271

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wheeling and the region

Centroid at 40.0771, -80.7330 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Island scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wheeling

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.7

State political climate

West Virginia legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

19.0% poverty · this tract

4.8

Supply constraint

$834 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wheeling

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wheeling

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wheeling

2.5

How North Island compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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

47%Socioeconomic
61%Household composition
29%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
31%Grade C
12%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

14.1%Housing insecurity
12.4%Utility-shutoff threat
17.5%Food insecurity
19.6%SNAP enrollment
9.8%Transit barriers
9.0%No health insurance
22.2%Frequent mental distress
39.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Island

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.8/10. 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 Wheeling eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Ohio County average of 4.2 and below 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 14.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 54069000500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54069000500?

Census tract 54069000500 in the North Island neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 54069000500?

Median gross rent is $834/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54069000500?

19.0% of residents in tract 54069000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,716.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54069000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 61th, minority 29th, housing 35th.

Is tract 54069000500 considered part of North Island?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54069000500 fall within North Island (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54069000500 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.1% 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. 12.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54069000500 compare to Wheeling overall?

Tract 54069000500 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Wheeling at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wheeling eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 54069000500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 12% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wheeling

Top eight tracts in Wheeling ranked by composite eviction-risk score.