Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Southside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Huntington

Tract 54011000600 · Cabell County, WV · pop 1,215 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 54011000600 sits in the Southside area of Huntington eviction risk, West Virginia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than about 37% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $726 a month while the average household earns $14,000 a year, roughly 62% of income at the averages. Renters make up 98% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 53% Stable renters 46% Owners 1%

Tract context

Occupied units544

Renter share98.3%

SVI overall0.79

Poverty rate59.7%

Median income$14,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntington and the region

Centroid at 38.4270, -82.4299 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southside scores 5.9

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

59.7% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$726 rent vs county FMR

2.5

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 Southside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

98%Socioeconomic
20%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
77%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
12%Grade B
19%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 Southside. 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.

22.9%Housing insecurity
24.8%Utility-shutoff threat
38.2%Food insecurity
47.2%SNAP enrollment
23.0%Transit barriers
13.9%No health insurance
29.7%Frequent mental distress
54.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southside

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 54011000600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54011000600?

Census tract 54011000600 in the Southside neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 54011000600?

Median gross rent is $726/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54011000600?

59.7% of residents in tract 54011000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,215.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54011000600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 20th, minority 33th, housing 77th.

Is tract 54011000600 considered part of Southside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54011000600 fall within Southside (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54011000600 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.9% 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. 24.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54011000600 compare to Huntington overall?

Tract 54011000600 scores 5.9/10, 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 54011000600 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 Huntington

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