Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Fairmont Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 54049020600 · Marion County, WV · pop 1,916 · 70% of tract blocks fall in Fairmont

Tract 54049020600 covers Fairmont in West Virginia. Home to 1,916 residents, it scores 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 30th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $866 monthly, set against $68,571 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 12% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units754

Renter share25.3%

SVI overall0.25

Poverty rate5.8%

Median income$68,571

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fairmont and the region

Centroid at 39.5170, -80.1581 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairmont scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fairmont

4.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.6

State political climate

West Virginia legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

5.8% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$866 rent vs county FMR

3.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fairmont

5.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fairmont

7.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fairmont

6.4

How Fairmont compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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

49%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
18%Racial/ethnic minority
32%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.

10.0%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
11.0%Food insecurity
10.9%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
20.5%Frequent mental distress
32.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fairmont

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 Fairmont 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 Marion County average of 4.5 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 25th 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 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% 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 54049020600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54049020600?

Census tract 54049020600 in Fairmont scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 54049020600?

Median gross rent is $866/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54049020600?

5.8% of residents in tract 54049020600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,916.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54049020600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 8th, minority 18th, housing 32th.

What share of households in tract 54049020600 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.0% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54049020600 compare to Fairmont overall?

Tract 54049020600 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Fairmont at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fairmont eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fairmont

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