5 census tracts · pop 11,737 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3.4–4.8
Southside spans 5 census tracts of Huntington, WV, population 11,737. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 60% against 37.2% citywide, putting Southside 22.7% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 37%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 43%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 74% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. SNAP participation is 33.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
19.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.4 to 4.8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. On the high side is economic stress at 7.6/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of Huntington, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Altizer and West Huntington. Average gross rent runs $864, close to the Huntington average. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $33,537.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Southside vs HuntingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Southside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.0%Housing insecurity
18.4%Utility shutoff threat
26.9%Food insecurity
31.6%SNAP enrollment
9.9%No health insurance
43.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Southside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southside?
Southside scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Southside compare to Huntington overall?
Southside scores 0.8 points higher than Huntington overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $864 vs $912.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southside?
Average gross rent in Southside is $864/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southside residents are renters?
74% of Southside households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Huntington). The neighborhood has 11,737 residents.
Q5
Is Southside a high social-vulnerability area?
Southside sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Southside have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Southside is census tract 54011000500 (score 4.8/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 4.8, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Southside for landlords?
Southside carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Southside?
Southside has 11,593 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.3%), Other / Multiracial (7.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
