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

Southside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Huntington

Tract 54011010900 · Cabell County, WV · pop 1,614 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Southside neighborhood of Huntington anchors census tract 54011010900, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 37th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $684 monthly, set against $18,237 in average yearly household income, roughly 45% of income at the averages. Renters make up 92% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 52% Stable renters 40% Owners 8%

Tract context

Occupied units791

Renter share92.2%

SVI overall0.81

Poverty rate53.6%

Median income$18,237

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntington and the region

Centroid at 38.4187, -82.4473 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southside 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

53.6% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$684 rent vs county FMR

2.0

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: 81

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

87%Socioeconomic
26%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
93%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
38%Grade B
11%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.

22.1%Housing insecurity
24.3%Utility-shutoff threat
32.6%Food insecurity
42.8%SNAP enrollment
17.9%Transit barriers
12.5%No health insurance
25.8%Frequent mental distress
50.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southside

What moves this score most 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.

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

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 24.3% 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 54011010900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54011010900?

Census tract 54011010900 in the Southside 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 54011010900?

Median gross rent is $684/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54011010900?

53.6% of residents in tract 54011010900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,614.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54011010900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 26th, minority 44th, housing 93th.

Is tract 54011010900 considered part of Southside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54011010900 fall within Southside (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54011010900 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.1% 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. 24.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54011010900 compare to Huntington overall?

Tract 54011010900 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 54011010900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.