Census Tract · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally
Mannington Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54049021602 ·
Marion County, WV · pop 1,875 · 20% of tract blocks fall in Mannington
Census tract 54049021602 covers part of Mannington, WV, and scores 3.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,875 residents. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.5/10.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%Stable renters 6%Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units773
Renter share12.3%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$56,991
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0th percentile
#3 of 3 tracts In Mannington
Very Low
Within county
50th percentile
#11 of 21 tracts In Marion County
Moderate
Within state
44th percentile
#307 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Moderate
National
29th percentile
#59,654 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mannington and the region
Centroid at 39.5497, -80.3084 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mannington scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mannington
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$809 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mannington
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mannington
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mannington
7.0
How Mannington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.9%Housing insecurity
10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
16.3%SNAP enrollment
8.4%Transit barriers
8.4%No health insurance
21.5%Frequent mental distress
40.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mannington
Cost burden runs about half here against 37.8% across Marion County. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.5/10.
That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 12% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.3/10. Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $56,991, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
It tracks the Marion County average of 3.7 closely. Average gross rent is $809, close to the Mannington average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 54049021602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54049021602?
Census tract 54049021602 in Mannington 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 54049021602?
Median gross rent is $809/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54049021602?
10.3% of residents in tract 54049021602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,875.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54049021602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 58th, minority 0th, housing 11th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54049021602 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.9% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54049021602 compare to Mannington overall?
Tract 54049021602 scores 3.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Mannington at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mannington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mannington
Top eight tracts in Mannington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.