Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Fairmont Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 54049021100 · Marion County, WV · pop 2,976 · 80% of tract blocks fall in Fairmont

Tract 54049021100 covers Fairmont in West Virginia. Home to 2,976 residents, it scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 21% of US census tracts.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,003 monthly, set against $89,167 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 12% Owners 82%

Tract context

Occupied units1,144

Renter share18.4%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate8.1%

Median income$89,167

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fairmont and the region

Centroid at 39.4573, -80.1701 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairmont scores 3.1

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

8.1% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,003 rent vs county FMR

4.9

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: 34

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

26%Socioeconomic
61%Household composition
26%Racial/ethnic minority
41%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.

9.7%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
37.5%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 in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 54049021100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54049021100?

Census tract 54049021100 in Fairmont scores 3.1/10 (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 54049021100?

Median gross rent is $1,003/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54049021100?

8.1% of residents in tract 54049021100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,976.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54049021100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 61th, minority 26th, housing 41th.

What share of households in tract 54049021100 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54049021100 compare to Fairmont overall?

Tract 54049021100 scores 3.1/10, right in line with 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.