Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Morningside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wheeling

Tract 54069001400 · Ohio County, WV · pop 3,219 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

In the Morningside area of Wheeling, census tract 54069001400 scores 4.1/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 13th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $883 a month against an average household income of $40,119 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 32% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units1,516

Renter share59.0%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate16.7%

Median income$40,119

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wheeling and the region

Centroid at 40.0676, -80.6961 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morningside scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wheeling

3.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.7

State political climate

West Virginia legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

16.7% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$883 rent vs county FMR

4.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wheeling

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wheeling

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wheeling

2.5

How Morningside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

52%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
11%Grade B
32%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

9.9%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
13.5%SNAP enrollment
7.9%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
39.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morningside

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.3/10. 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 Wheeling 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 Ohio County average of 4.2 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 67th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% 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 54069001400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54069001400?

Census tract 54069001400 in the Morningside neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 54069001400?

Median gross rent is $883/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54069001400?

16.7% of residents in tract 54069001400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,219.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54069001400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 59th, minority 17th, housing 92th.

Is tract 54069001400 considered part of Morningside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54069001400 fall within Morningside (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54069001400 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.9% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54069001400 compare to Wheeling overall?

Tract 54069001400 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Wheeling at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wheeling eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 54069001400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wheeling

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