Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Marcum Terrace Eviction Risk: Elevated , Huntington

Tract 54011001800 · Cabell County, WV · pop 3,368 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 54011001800 runs through the Marcum Terrace neighborhood of Huntington. With 3,368 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. It lands near the 37th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $862 a month against an average household income of $31,786 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 22% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units1,424

Renter share56.5%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate38.1%

Median income$31,786

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntington and the region

Centroid at 38.4160, -82.4022 · click any tract to drill in

Why Marcum Terrace scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Huntington

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.1

State political climate

West Virginia legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

38.1% poverty · this tract

9.5

Supply constraint

$862 rent vs county FMR

3.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Huntington

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Huntington

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Huntington

3.0

How Marcum Terrace compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

88%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
31%Racial/ethnic minority
54%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
1%Grade B
82%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Marcum Terrace. 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.

21.8%Housing insecurity
22.2%Utility-shutoff threat
30.2%Food insecurity
38.2%SNAP enrollment
16.4%Transit barriers
11.8%No health insurance
27.0%Frequent mental distress
48.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Marcum Terrace

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.5/10. 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 Huntington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cabell 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 54011001800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54011001800?

Census tract 54011001800 in the Marcum Terrace neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 54011001800?

Median gross rent is $862/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54011001800?

38.1% of residents in tract 54011001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,368.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54011001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 46th, minority 31th, housing 54th.

Is tract 54011001800 considered part of Marcum Terrace?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54011001800 fall within Marcum Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54011001800 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.8% 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. 22.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54011001800 compare to Huntington overall?

Tract 54011001800 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Huntington at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Huntington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 54011001800 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.

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