Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
St. Albans Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 54039013702 · Kanawha County, WV · pop 5,735 · 27% of tract blocks fall in St. Albans
Census tract 54039013702 runs through St. Albans in Kanawha County. With 5,735 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 11% of US census tracts.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $769 a month while the average household earns $56,806 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,193
Renter share29.2%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate20.7%
Median income$56,806
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across St. Albans and the region
Centroid at 38.3794, -81.8710 · click any tract to drill in
Why St. Albans scores 4.2
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
20.7% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$769 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 3%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.
- 14.5%Housing insecurity
- 13.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.0%Food insecurity
- 21.8%SNAP enrollment
- 10.0%Transit barriers
- 8.9%No health insurance
- 22.2%Frequent mental distress
- 42.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in St. Albans
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.2/10. 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 about the same as the Kanawha County average of 4.3 and in line with 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 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 54039013702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54039013702?
Census tract 54039013702 in St. Albans scores 4.2/10 (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 54039013702?
Median gross rent is $769/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54039013702?
20.7% of residents in tract 54039013702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,735.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54039013702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 70th, minority 3th, housing 49th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54039013702 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54039013702 compare to St. Albans overall?
Tract 54039013702 scores 4.2/10, 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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