Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Westmoreland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ceredo

Tract 54099005200 · Wayne County, WV · pop 1,824 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 54099005200 covers the Westmoreland area of Ceredo, home to 1,824 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 11% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $944 a month against an average household income of $41,250 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 19% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units862

Renter share28.8%

SVI overall0.55

Poverty rate22.4%

Median income$41,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ceredo and the region

Centroid at 38.3982, -82.5179 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westmoreland scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Ceredo

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.5

State political climate

West Virginia legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

22.4% poverty · this tract

5.6

Supply constraint

$944 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Ceredo

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Ceredo

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Ceredo

3.0

How Westmoreland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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

79%Socioeconomic
56%Household composition
2%Racial/ethnic minority
33%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
5%Grade B
47%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 Westmoreland. 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.

13.2%Housing insecurity
12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
17.7%Food insecurity
20.6%SNAP enrollment
9.9%Transit barriers
9.0%No health insurance
22.3%Frequent mental distress
42.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westmoreland

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.6/10. 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 below the Wayne County average of 4.6 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.2% 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 54099005200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54099005200?

Census tract 54099005200 in the Westmoreland neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 54099005200?

Median gross rent is $944/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54099005200?

22.4% of residents in tract 54099005200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,824.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54099005200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 56th, minority 2th, housing 33th.

Is tract 54099005200 considered part of Westmoreland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54099005200 fall within Westmoreland (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54099005200 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.2% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54099005200 compare to Ceredo overall?

Tract 54099005200 scores 5.2/10, higher than 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.

Was tract 54099005200 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 Ceredo

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