Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Stone Church Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wheeling

Tract 54069001800 · Ohio County, WV · pop 5,198 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Stone Church area of Wheeling is where census tract 54069001800 sits, home to 5,198 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.1/10. It lands near the 13th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $721 a month against an average household income of $59,703 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 8% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units2,205

Renter share20.5%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate15.0%

Median income$59,703

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wheeling and the region

Centroid at 40.0425, -80.6519 · click any tract to drill in

Why Stone Church scores 4.3

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

15.0% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$721 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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 Stone Church compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

34%Socioeconomic
25%Household composition
12%Racial/ethnic minority
51%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
13%Grade C
6%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.

10.1%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
12.2%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
36.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Stone Church

What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.7/10. 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 about the same as the Ohio County average of 4.2 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 6% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st 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 54069001800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54069001800?

Census tract 54069001800 in the Stone Church neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 54069001800?

Median gross rent is $721/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54069001800?

15.0% of residents in tract 54069001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,198.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54069001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 25th, minority 12th, housing 51th.

Is tract 54069001800 considered part of Stone Church?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54069001800 fall within Stone Church (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54069001800 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.1% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54069001800 compare to Wheeling overall?

Tract 54069001800 scores 4.3/10, 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 54069001800 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. 6% 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.