Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
St. Albans Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54039013600 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 4,280 · 80% of tract blocks fall in St. Albans
Here is how census tract 54039013600, in St. Albans, looks to a landlord: a 3.7/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 4,280. That is riskier than about 7% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $719 monthly, set against $68,578 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,101
Renter share31.8%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$68,578
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across St. Albans and the region
Centroid at 38.3599, -81.8285 · click any tract to drill in
Why St. Albans scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from St. Albans
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$719 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. Albans
1.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. Albans
2.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. Albans
2.1
How St. Albans compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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.
- 12.1%Housing insecurity
- 10.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.6%Food insecurity
- 15.6%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 39.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in St. Albans
What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.9/10. 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 St. Albans 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 12.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th 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.
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 54039013600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039013600?
Census tract 54039013600 in St. Albans scores 3.6/10 (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 54039013600?
Median gross rent is $719/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039013600?
15.6% of residents in tract 54039013600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,280.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039013600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 17th, minority 9th, housing 60th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54039013600 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.1% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54039013600 compare to St. Albans overall?
Tract 54039013600 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of St. Albans at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. Albans eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in St. Albans
Top eight tracts in St. Albans ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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