Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

South Island Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wheeling

Tract 54069000600 · Ohio County, WV · pop 893 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 54069000600 (the South Island area of Wheeling, West Virginia) comes in at $1/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #53,210 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

81% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 69% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $958 a month against an average household income of $18,654 a year, roughly 62% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 12% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units504

Renter share62.1%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate49.8%

Median income$18,654

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wheeling and the region

Centroid at 40.0635, -80.7323 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Island scores 5.5

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

49.8% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$958 rent vs county FMR

5.0

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 South Island compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

73%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
8%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
5%Grade C
35%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.

24.2%Housing insecurity
24.3%Utility-shutoff threat
35.0%Food insecurity
45.6%SNAP enrollment
18.1%Transit barriers
13.0%No health insurance
27.6%Frequent mental distress
50.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Island

The score leans hardest on 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 inherited from Wheeling eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Ohio County average of 4.2 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 24.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 24.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th 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 54069000600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54069000600?

Census tract 54069000600 in the South Island neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 54069000600?

Median gross rent is $958/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54069000600?

49.8% of residents in tract 54069000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 893.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54069000600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 87th, minority 50th, housing 8th.

Is tract 54069000600 considered part of South Island?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54069000600 fall within South Island (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54069000600 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.2% 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. 24.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54069000600 compare to Wheeling overall?

Tract 54069000600 scores 5.5/10, 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 54069000600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 35% 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.