Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Wayne Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 54099020900 · Wayne County, WV · pop 2,596 · 1% of tract blocks fall in Wayne
Census tract 54099020900 runs through Wayne. With 2,596 residents, it scores 5.6/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #34,636 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $761 monthly, set against $38,458 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,113
Renter share20.0%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate24.0%
Median income$38,458
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
National
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wayne and the region
Centroid at 38.1263, -82.3500 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wayne scores 5.6
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
24.0% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$761 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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.
- 15.8%Housing insecurity
- 14.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.1%Food insecurity
- 27.4%SNAP enrollment
- 11.8%Transit barriers
- 11.5%No health insurance
- 23.8%Frequent mental distress
- 47.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wayne
What moves this score most 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 60th 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 15.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.4% 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 54099020900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54099020900?
Census tract 54099020900 in Wayne scores 5.6/10 (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 54099020900?
Median gross rent is $761/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54099020900?
24.0% of residents in tract 54099020900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,596.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54099020900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 45th, minority 2th, housing 47th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54099020900 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.8% 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. 14.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54099020900 compare to Wayne overall?
Tract 54099020900 scores 5.6/10, 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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