Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Follansbee Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 54009031102 · Brooke County, WV · pop 3,958 · 32% of tract blocks fall in Follansbee

In Follansbee, census tract 54009031102 scores 4.4/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #68,074 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,097 a month while the average household earns $74,848 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 8% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,903

Renter share13.6%

SVI overall0.09

Poverty rate9.3%

Median income$74,848

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Follansbee and the region

Centroid at 40.3334, -80.5452 · click any tract to drill in

Why Follansbee scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Follansbee

3.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.8

State political climate

West Virginia legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

9.3% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,097 rent vs county FMR

7.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Follansbee

2.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Follansbee

7.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Follansbee

2.8

How Follansbee compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

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

12%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
1%Racial/ethnic minority
31%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.

8.7%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
6.1%Transit barriers
6.3%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
34.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Follansbee

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Follansbee eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Brooke County average of 3.8 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 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 54009031102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54009031102?

Census tract 54009031102 in Follansbee scores 2.8/10 (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 54009031102?

Median gross rent is $1,097/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54009031102?

9.3% of residents in tract 54009031102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,958.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54009031102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 11th, minority 1th, housing 31th.

What share of households in tract 54009031102 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54009031102 compare to Follansbee overall?

Tract 54009031102 scores 2.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Follansbee at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Follansbee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Follansbee

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