Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Wayne Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 54099020500 · Wayne County, WV · pop 4,509 · 26% of tract blocks fall in Wayne
The Moderate-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 54099020500 reflects conditions in Wayne in Wayne County, West Virginia. On the national scale it ranks #53,212 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $854 a month while the average household earns $60,144 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,758
Renter share15.6%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate10.2%
Median income$60,144
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wayne and the region
Centroid at 38.2638, -82.3803 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wayne scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wayne
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
10.2% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$854 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wayne
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wayne
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wayne
8.7
How Wayne compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
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.
- 11.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.3%Food insecurity
- 15.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 20.7%Frequent mental distress
- 39.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wayne
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Wayne, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wayne County average of 4.6 and above 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 48th 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 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.8% 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 54099020500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54099020500?
Census tract 54099020500 in Wayne scores 4.2/10 (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 54099020500?
Median gross rent is $854/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54099020500?
10.2% of residents in tract 54099020500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,509.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54099020500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 54th, minority 6th, housing 70th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54099020500 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.1% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54099020500 compare to Wayne overall?
Tract 54099020500 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Wayne at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wayne; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wayne
Top eight tracts in Wayne ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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