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Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Hurricane Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 54079020609 · Putnam County, WV · pop 3,178 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Hurricane

54079020609 is a census tract in Hurricane, WV. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,178 residents. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 17% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,111
Renter share22.8%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate3.3%
Median income$101,490

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Hurricane
Very Low
Within county
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 12 tracts In Putnam County
Very Low
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#391 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Low
National
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hurricane and the region

Centroid at 38.4118, -81.9168 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hurricane scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hurricane
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
3.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,043 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hurricane
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hurricane
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hurricane
4.7

How Hurricane compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hurricane risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0206093.5Hurricaneparent city3.6Countyavg tract in county3.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hurricane

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. 16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10. roughly one in four of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Putnam County average of 32.7%. Average gross rent is $1,043, 19% above the Hurricane average.

Against the Putnam County average of 3.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 12% of average household income of $101,490, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 54079020609

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54079020609?

Census tract 54079020609 in Hurricane scores 3/10 (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 54079020609?

Median gross rent is $1,043/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 54079020609?

3.3% of residents in tract 54079020609 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,178.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 54079020609?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 19th, minority 7th, housing 42th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 54079020609 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.6% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 54079020609 compare to Hurricane overall?

Tract 54079020609 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Hurricane at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hurricane eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hurricane

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

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