Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Ceredo Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 54099020400 · Wayne County, WV · pop 6,035 · 9% of tract blocks fall in Ceredo
Census tract 54099020400 covers Ceredo in Wayne County, home to 6,035 residents. For landlords it grades 4.8/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 30% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,594 a month while the average household earns $82,175 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units2,271
Renter share7.5%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate1.8%
Median income$82,175
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ceredo and the region
Centroid at 38.3580, -82.5218 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ceredo scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ceredo
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
1.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,594 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ceredo
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ceredo
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ceredo
8.5
How Ceredo compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 0%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 9.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.9%Food insecurity
- 10.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 35.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ceredo
The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 Ceredo, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Wayne County average of 4.6 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 41st 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 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% 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 54099020400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54099020400?
Census tract 54099020400 in Ceredo scores 3.1/10 (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 54099020400?
Median gross rent is $1,594/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54099020400?
1.8% of residents in tract 54099020400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,035.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54099020400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 31th, minority 0th, housing 59th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 54099020400 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.4% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 54099020400 compare to Ceredo overall?
Tract 54099020400 scores 3.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Ceredo at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ceredo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ceredo
Top eight tracts in Ceredo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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