Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

South Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Charleston

Tract 54039001800 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 2,895 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

With a score of 3/10, tract 54039001800 in the South Park area of Charleston, WV reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,895. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 14% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units848

Renter share19.5%

SVI overall0.65

Poverty rate5.8%

Median income$118,100

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charleston and the region

Centroid at 38.3135, -81.6028 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Park scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Charleston

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.3

State political climate

West Virginia legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

5.8% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,123 rent vs county FMR

5.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Charleston

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Charleston

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Charleston

2.5

How South Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

45%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
26%Racial/ethnic minority
75%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
1%Grade C
2%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Park. 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.

11.0%Housing insecurity
9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
13.7%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
37.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Park

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.5/10. 28% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Kanawha County average of 36.9%. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10.

At $1,123 a month, rents run 24% over what the rest of Charleston commands. 10% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 0.9 points below the Kanawha County average of 3.9.

In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground D ("Hazardous"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today. That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Only 19% 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 6.8/10. Against average income of $118,100, annual rent is just 11%.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 54039001800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039001800?

Census tract 54039001800 in the South Park neighborhood scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 54039001800?

Median gross rent is $1,123/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54039001800?

5.8% of residents in tract 54039001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,895.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54039001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 86th, minority 26th, housing 75th.

Is tract 54039001800 considered part of South Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039001800 fall within South Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54039001800 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54039001800 compare to Charleston overall?

Tract 54039001800 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Charleston at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 54039001800 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 2% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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