Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Kenna Homes Eviction Risk: Lower , South Charleston
Tract 54039010100 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 3,394 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
54039010100 is a census tract in the Kenna Homes area of Dunbar, WV. It scores 3.9/10 for landlords. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,512
Renter share48.1%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$58,246
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Charleston and the region
Centroid at 38.3757, -81.7267 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kenna Homes scores 3.9
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
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,001 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Charleston
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Charleston
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Charleston
6.6
How Kenna Homes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Kenna Homes. 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.
- 14.4%Housing insecurity
- 13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.6%Food insecurity
- 19.4%SNAP enrollment
- 9.6%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 21.4%Frequent mental distress
- 39.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kenna Homes
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.6/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10.
Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Nationally it ranks #50,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.8/10.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 37% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Kanawha County average of 3.9 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,001, close to the Dunbar average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $58,246. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 54039010100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039010100?
Census tract 54039010100 in the Kenna Homes neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 54039010100?
Median gross rent is $1,001/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039010100?
13.5% of residents in tract 54039010100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,394.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039010100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 63th, minority 35th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 54039010100 considered part of Kenna Homes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54039010100 fall within Kenna Homes (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54039010100 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.4% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54039010100 compare to South Charleston overall?
Tract 54039010100 scores 3.9/10, right in line with the parent city of South Charleston at 4/10. 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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