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Neighborhood · Huntington, WV

Central City Eviction Risk: Moderate

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 Huntington How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.7% +36%
Huntington: 37.2%
Average gross rent
$811 -11%
Huntington: $912
Average HH income
$40,787 -5%
Huntington: $43,146
Poverty rate
28.9% +6%
Huntington: 27.4%
Renter share
45.7% -2%
Huntington: 46.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Central City and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.5–4.8

Why Central City scores 4.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Rent control risk
51% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
46% renter households · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
28.9% below poverty line · Range 6.7–7.9 across tracts
7.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2–3.5 across tracts
3.4
Risk score comparison

Central City vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Central City score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.6Central CityNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city3.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Central City

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
54011000900 4.8 1,450 41% $798
54011001100 4.5 1,898 58% $821
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 90

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 92%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 85%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 88%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.

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.
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