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Eviction Risk in Whitaker Terrace , Huntington

1 census tracts · pop 3,330 · pop-weighted composite 4.6/10 · range 4.6–4.6

Whitaker Terrace is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Huntington with 1 census tract and a population of 3,330 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 56% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 39% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,108/month sits 21% higher than the Huntington citywide median ($912).

Eviction Risk
4.6
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
56%
39% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,108
Median household income
$66,919
20.7% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Whitaker Terrace vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Whitaker Terrace score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Whitaker Terrace: 4.64.6Whitaker TerraceNeighborhoodParent city: 3.13.1Parent cityhost cityState: 3.63.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · WV
Central City
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
2 tracts · pop. 3.3K
Peer · WV
West Huntington
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 2.2K
Peer · WV
Guyandotte
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 2.6K
Peer · WV
Altizer
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
3 tracts · pop. 6.2K
Comparison

Whitaker Terrace vs Huntington

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.6 +48%
Huntington: 3.1
Rent burden
55.9% +50%
Huntington: 37.2%
Median gross rent
$1,108 +21%
Huntington: $912
Median HH income
$66,919 +55%
Huntington: $43,146
Poverty rate
20.7% -24%
Huntington: 27.4%
Renter share
23.2% -50%
Huntington: 46.7%
Where

Tract centroids in Whitaker Terrace

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,097 residents across all tracts in Whitaker Terrace. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 0.5% White (non-Hispanic): 95.4% Black (non-Hispanic): 1.2% Asian (non-Hispanic): 1.4% Other / Multiracial: 1.5%
  • Hispanic / Latino 0.5%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 95.4%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 1.2%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.5%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Whitaker Terrace

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
54011002100 4.6 3,330 56% $1,108
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 68

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 35%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 94%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 8%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Whitaker Terrace

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Whitaker Terrace

What is the eviction-risk score for Whitaker Terrace?

Whitaker Terrace scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Whitaker Terrace compare to Huntington overall?

Whitaker Terrace scores 1.5 points higher than Huntington overall (3.1/10). Rent burden: 56% vs 37% citywide. Median rent: $1,108 vs $912.

What is the median rent in Whitaker Terrace?

Median gross rent in Whitaker Terrace is $1,108/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Whitaker Terrace residents are renters?

23% of Whitaker Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Huntington). The neighborhood has 3,330 residents.

Is Whitaker Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?

Whitaker Terrace sits in the 68th 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.

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