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Lauckport Eviction Risk: Moderate , Parkersburg

Tract 54107000902 · Wood County, WV · pop 1,553 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 54107000902 belongs to Lauckport in Parkersburg, West Virginia. It is home to 1,553 residents and scores $1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 11th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $640 a month against an average household income of $38,403 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 12% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units605
Renter share20.3%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate22.3%
Median income$38,403

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Lauckport
Moderate
Within parent city
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 14 tracts In Parkersburg
Elevated
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 28 tracts In Wood County
High
Within state
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#161 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Parkersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.2522, -81.5721 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lauckport scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Parkersburg
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
22.3% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$640 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Parkersburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Parkersburg
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Parkersburg
2.5

How Lauckport compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lauckport risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 000902Parkersburg: 3.13.1Parkersburgparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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

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 Lauckport

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Parkersburg 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 Wood County average of 4.0 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 66th 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 14.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.4% 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 54107000902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54107000902?

Census tract 54107000902 in the Lauckport neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 54107000902?

Median gross rent is $640/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 54107000902?

22.3% of residents in tract 54107000902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,553.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 54107000902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 72th, minority 6th, housing 61th.
Q5

Is tract 54107000902 considered part of Lauckport?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54107000902 fall within Lauckport (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 54107000902 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.9% 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 54107000902 compare to Parkersburg overall?

Tract 54107000902 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Parkersburg at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Parkersburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Parkersburg

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

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