Within parent city
79
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Charleston Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 54039011301 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 2,655 · 5% of tract blocks fall in Charleston
With a score of 3.5/10, tract 54039011301 in Charleston in Kanawha County ranks in the Lower tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,655 residents. That is riskier than roughly 5% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 21% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $620 a month against an average household income of $38,468 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,065
Renter share21.8%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate23.9%
Median income$38,468
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charleston and the region
Centroid at 38.3675, -81.4648 · click any tract to drill in
Why Charleston scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
23.9% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$620 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Charleston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 3%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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.
- 14.6%Housing insecurity
- 13.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.0%Food insecurity
- 22.4%SNAP enrollment
- 10.0%Transit barriers
- 9.7%No health insurance
- 22.4%Frequent mental distress
- 45.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Charleston
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Charleston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Kanawha County average of 4.3 and below the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 77th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 54039011301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039011301?
Census tract 54039011301 in Charleston scores 5.3/10 (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 54039011301?
Median gross rent is $620/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039011301?
23.9% of residents in tract 54039011301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,655.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039011301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 42th, minority 3th, housing 96th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54039011301 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.6% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54039011301 compare to Charleston overall?
Tract 54039011301 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Charleston at 3/10. 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.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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