Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Davis Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , South Charleston
Tract 54039013002 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 1,953 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
How risky is the Davis Creek neighborhood of South Charleston for landlords? Census tract 54039013002 scores 4.2/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 15% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 22% of renter households, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,042 a month against an average household income of $79,643 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,058
Renter share31.8%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$79,643
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Charleston and the region
Centroid at 38.3353, -81.7211 · click any tract to drill in
Why Davis Creek scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Charleston
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,042 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Charleston
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Charleston
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Charleston
7.1
How Davis Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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.
- 8.6%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.1%Food insecurity
- 9.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 33.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Davis Creek
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 7.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from South Charleston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kanawha County average of 4.3 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54039013002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039013002?
Census tract 54039013002 in the Davis Creek neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 54039013002?
Median gross rent is $1,042/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039013002?
6.0% of residents in tract 54039013002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,953.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039013002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 31th, minority 8th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 54039013002 considered part of Davis Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039013002 fall within Davis Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54039013002 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54039013002 compare to South Charleston overall?
Tract 54039013002 scores 3.3/10, right in line with the parent city of South Charleston at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South Charleston
Top eight tracts in South Charleston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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