2 census tracts · pop 3,348 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.5–4.8
Central City spans 2 census tracts of Huntington, WV and houses 3,348 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Huntington baseline of 37.2%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 27% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. SNAP participation is 31.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Disability prevalence reaches 45.3% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10.
At $811 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Huntington commands. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of Huntington, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Marcum Terrace and West Huntington score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $40,787.
With little internal variation, 4.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Central City vs HuntingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central City
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.9%Housing insecurity
17.9%Utility shutoff threat
25.1%Food insecurity
30.6%SNAP enrollment
11.1%No health insurance
45.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central City
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central City?
Central City scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Central City compare to Huntington overall?
Central City scores 1.2 points higher than Huntington overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $811 vs $912.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central City?
Average gross rent in Central City is $811/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central City residents are renters?
46% of Central City households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Huntington). The neighborhood has 3,348 residents.
Q5
Is Central City a high social-vulnerability area?
Central City sits in the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Central City have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central City is census tract 54011000900 (score 4.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 4.8, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Central City for landlords?
Central City carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Huntington as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Central City?
Central City has 3,430 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.3%), Other / Multiracial (10.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.