Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

South Charleston Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 54039012301 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 4,433 · 11% of tract blocks fall in South Charleston

Census tract 54039012301 covers South Charleston, home to 4,433 residents. For landlords it grades 4.7/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 27% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $744 monthly, set against $55,594 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 9% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,586

Renter share13.7%

SVI overall0.24

Poverty rate16.1%

Median income$55,594

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across South Charleston and the region

Centroid at 38.2562, -81.7406 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Charleston scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

16.1% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$744 rent vs county FMR

2.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from South Charleston

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from South Charleston

6.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from South Charleston

7.1

How South Charleston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

25%Socioeconomic
22%Household composition
5%Racial/ethnic minority
49%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.

13.5%Housing insecurity
11.6%Utility-shutoff threat
17.2%Food insecurity
16.9%SNAP enrollment
8.6%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
21.7%Frequent mental distress
38.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Charleston

What moves this score most is housing court bias at 7.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from South Charleston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kanawha County average of 4.3 and above the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 54039012301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039012301?

Census tract 54039012301 in South Charleston scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 54039012301?

Median gross rent is $744/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54039012301?

16.1% of residents in tract 54039012301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,433.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54039012301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 22th, minority 5th, housing 49th.

What share of households in tract 54039012301 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.5% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54039012301 compare to South Charleston overall?

Tract 54039012301 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of South Charleston at 3.2/10. 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.