Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Oakview Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kenova
Tract 54099020300 · Wayne County, WV · pop 4,755 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 54099020300, home to 4,755 residents in the Oakview Heights neighborhood of Kenova, scores 4.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 24% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $776 monthly, set against $51,979 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,243
Renter share38.0%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate17.8%
Median income$51,979
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
20
th percentile
Low
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kenova and the region
Centroid at 38.3987, -82.5738 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oakview Heights scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kenova
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
17.8% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$776 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kenova
3.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kenova
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kenova
4.5
How Oakview Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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
- 0%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.
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.
- 14.5%Housing insecurity
- 14.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.5%Food insecurity
- 25.4%SNAP enrollment
- 11.0%Transit barriers
- 9.4%No health insurance
- 23.1%Frequent mental distress
- 45.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oakview Heights
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Kenova 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 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54099020300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54099020300?
Census tract 54099020300 in the Oakview Heights neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54099020300?
Median gross rent is $776/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54099020300?
17.8% of residents in tract 54099020300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,755.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54099020300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 73th, minority 14th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 54099020300 considered part of Oakview Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54099020300 fall within Oakview Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54099020300 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54099020300 compare to Kenova overall?
Tract 54099020300 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Kenova at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kenova eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 54099020300 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.
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