Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Martinsburg Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54003971902 · Berkeley County, WV · pop 5,023 · 45% of tract blocks fall in Martinsburg
The Moderate-tier score of 4.1/10 for census tract 54003971902 reflects conditions in Martinsburg, West Virginia. It lands near the 13th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,309 a month while the average household earns $86,845 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,817
Renter share17.2%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$86,845
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martinsburg and the region
Centroid at 39.4265, -78.0213 · click any tract to drill in
Why Martinsburg scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Martinsburg
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,309 rent vs county FMR
5.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Martinsburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Martinsburg
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Martinsburg
2.5
How Martinsburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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.
- 14.1%Housing insecurity
- 12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.9%Food insecurity
- 18.1%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 21.8%Frequent mental distress
- 36.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Martinsburg
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.9/10. 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 Martinsburg 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 Berkeley County average of 4.1 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54003971902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54003971902?
Census tract 54003971902 in Martinsburg scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54003971902?
Median gross rent is $1,309/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54003971902?
9.6% of residents in tract 54003971902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,023.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54003971902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 50th, minority 31th, housing 50th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54003971902 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.1% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54003971902 compare to Martinsburg overall?
Tract 54003971902 scores 3.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Martinsburg at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Martinsburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Martinsburg
Top eight tracts in Martinsburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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