2 census tracts · pop 7,594 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–3.5
Joplin is a 2-tract neighborhood of Charleston, WV and houses 7,594 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, Lower tier. 29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
Average gross rent is $1,137, 25% above the Charleston average of $908. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.6/10.
Food insecurity affects 9.3% of adults, 8.5 points below the national rate. 4.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Charleston, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third.
At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Loudon Heights and South Hills score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $96,001, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Joplin vs CharlestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Joplin
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.3%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
4.7%No health insurance
30.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Joplin
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Joplin?
Joplin scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Joplin compare to Charleston overall?
Joplin scores 0.1 points higher than Charleston overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,137 vs $908.
Q3
What is the average rent in Joplin?
Average gross rent in Joplin is $1,137/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Joplin residents are renters?
21% of Joplin households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Charleston). The neighborhood has 7,594 residents.
Q5
Is Joplin a high social-vulnerability area?
Joplin sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Joplin have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Joplin is census tract 54039012800 (score 3.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.5, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Joplin for landlords?
Joplin carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Charleston as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Joplin?
Joplin has 7,853 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.4%), Other / Multiracial (9.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
