Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
Owens Eviction Risk: Lower , Shinnston
Tract 54033031900 · Harrison County, WV · pop 2,328 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 3.6/10, tract 54033031900 in the Owens area of Shinnston, WV reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,328. The clearest offset is state political climate at 1.8/10.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units874
Renter share24.3%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$63,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shinnston and the region
Centroid at 39.3926, -80.2986 · click any tract to drill in
Why Owens scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Shinnston
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$940 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shinnston
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shinnston
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shinnston
6.3
How Owens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.2%Food insecurity
- 14.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 35.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Owens
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10. Cost burden runs 42% here against 34.6% across Harrison County. Running cool, regional political climate reads 3.1/10.
On the national scale it lands near the 33rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.9/10.
Against average income of $63,750, annual rent is just 18%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Harrison County average of 3.7 closely.
Average gross rent is $940, close to the Shinnston average.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 54033031900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54033031900?
Census tract 54033031900 in the Owens neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 54033031900?
Median gross rent is $940/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54033031900?
15.2% of residents in tract 54033031900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,328.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54033031900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 78th, minority 20th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 54033031900 considered part of Owens?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54033031900 fall within Owens (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54033031900 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54033031900 compare to Shinnston overall?
Tract 54033031900 scores 3.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Shinnston at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shinnston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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