Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Clarksburg Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 54033030601 · Harrison County, WV · pop 2,905 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Clarksburg
Census tract 54033030601 covers part of Clarksburg, WV, and scores 4.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,905. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,075
Renter share27.1%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate19.3%
Median income$51,563
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
National
44
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Clarksburg and the region
Centroid at 39.3015, -80.3940 · click any tract to drill in
Why Clarksburg scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Clarksburg
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
19.3% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$985 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clarksburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clarksburg
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clarksburg
2.5
How Clarksburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%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.
- 16.1%Housing insecurity
- 15.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.0%Food insecurity
- 28.0%SNAP enrollment
- 12.1%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 23.3%Frequent mental distress
- 43.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Clarksburg
Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $985, 25% above the Clarksburg average. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10.
SNAP participation runs 28.0% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Nationally it ranks #47,371 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.9/10.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 31% of renters. It tracks the Harrison County average of 3.7 closely.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $51,563.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 54033030601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54033030601?
Census tract 54033030601 in Clarksburg scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54033030601?
Median gross rent is $985/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54033030601?
19.3% of residents in tract 54033030601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,905.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54033030601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 64th, minority 9th, housing 21th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54033030601 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.1% 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. 15.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54033030601 compare to Clarksburg overall?
Tract 54033030601 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Clarksburg at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clarksburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Clarksburg
Top eight tracts in Clarksburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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