Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally

Riverside Eviction Risk: Lower , Parkersburg

Tract 54107011000 · Wood County, WV · pop 2,769 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

54107011000 is a census tract in the Riverside area of Parkersburg, WV. It scores 3.4/10 for landlords. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 25% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units1,209

Renter share42.7%

SVI overall0.86

Poverty rate12.4%

Median income$42,455

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Parkersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.2819, -81.5567 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverside scores 3.4

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

12.4% poverty · this tract

3.1

Supply constraint

$781 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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 Riverside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

84%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
95%Housing & transportation

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.

14.9%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
20.2%Food insecurity
23.2%SNAP enrollment
10.8%Transit barriers
9.7%No health insurance
23.0%Frequent mental distress
41.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Riverside

Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.5/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

SNAP participation runs 23.2% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #59,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 8.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Wood County average of 3.5 closely. Average gross rent is $781, close to the Parkersburg average.

Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $42,455.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 54107011000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54107011000?

Census tract 54107011000 in the Riverside neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 54107011000?

Median gross rent is $781/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54107011000?

12.4% of residents in tract 54107011000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,769.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54107011000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 75th, minority 14th, housing 95th.

Is tract 54107011000 considered part of Riverside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54107011000 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54107011000 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54107011000 compare to Parkersburg overall?

Tract 54107011000 scores 3.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Parkersburg at 3.2/10. 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.