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Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Coal Fork Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 54039011401 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 2,926 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Coal Fork

54039011401 is a census tract in Coal Fork, WV. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,926 residents. Cost burden runs about one in five here against 36.9% across Kanawha County.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 32% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,345
Renter share40.1%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$76,542

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Coal Fork
Very Low
Within county
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#50 of 57 tracts In Kanawha County
Very Low
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#391 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Low
National
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Coal Fork and the region

Centroid at 38.3416, -81.5427 · click any tract to drill in

Why Coal Fork scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Coal Fork
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,450 rent vs county FMR
8.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Coal Fork
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Coal Fork
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Coal Fork
7.1

How Coal Fork compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Coal Fork risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0114014.0Coal Forkparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county3.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Coal Fork

The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. The voucher gap is 37.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.

Running hot, supply constraint reads 8.8/10. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. At $1,450 a month, rents run 18% over what the rest of Coal Fork commands.

Severe burden reaches 12%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Against the Kanawha County average of 3.9, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.9 points.

Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $76,542. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 54039011401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039011401?

Census tract 54039011401 in Coal Fork 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 54039011401?

Median gross rent is $1,450/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 54039011401?

7.4% of residents in tract 54039011401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,926.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 54039011401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 4th, minority 23th, housing 52th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 54039011401 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.5% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 54039011401 compare to Coal Fork overall?

Tract 54039011401 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Coal Fork at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Coal Fork; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Coal Fork

Top eight tracts in Coal Fork ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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