Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Westmoreland Eviction Risk: Lower , Ceredo
Tract 54099020100 · Wayne County, WV · pop 2,516 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Eviction risk in the Westmoreland area of Ceredo centers on tract 54099020100, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,516 residents. That is riskier than roughly 11% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 8% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,202 a month against an average household income of $81,919 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,152
Renter share34.4%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$81,919
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ceredo and the region
Centroid at 38.3880, -82.5303 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westmoreland scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ceredo
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,202 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ceredo
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ceredo
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ceredo
8.5
How Westmoreland 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.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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
- 3%Grade B
- 7%Grade C
- 0%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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westmoreland. 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.
- 10.5%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.0%Food insecurity
- 13.6%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 20.1%Frequent mental distress
- 36.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westmoreland
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 8.5/10. 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 Ceredo, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Wayne County average of 4.6 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
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 54099020100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54099020100?
Census tract 54099020100 in the Westmoreland neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 54099020100?
Median gross rent is $1,202/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 8% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54099020100?
11.2% of residents in tract 54099020100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,516.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54099020100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 42th, minority 19th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 54099020100 considered part of Westmoreland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54099020100 fall within Westmoreland (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54099020100 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.5% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54099020100 compare to Ceredo overall?
Tract 54099020100 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Ceredo at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ceredo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 54099020100 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. 0% 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 Ceredo
Top eight tracts in Ceredo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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