Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Central City Eviction Risk: Moderate , Huntington

Tract 54011000900 · Cabell County, WV · pop 1,450 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Central City in Huntington anchors census tract 54011000900, which lands at 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 21st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $798 a month against an average household income of $38,083 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 27% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units627

Renter share46.4%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate31.8%

Median income$38,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntington and the region

Centroid at 38.4160, -82.4765 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central City scores 5.7

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

31.8% poverty · this tract

7.9

Supply constraint

$798 rent vs county FMR

3.2

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 Central City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

93%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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.

2%Grade A
0%Grade B
28%Grade C
16%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 Central City. 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.

19.7%Housing insecurity
20.5%Utility-shutoff threat
27.5%Food insecurity
34.6%SNAP enrollment
15.6%Transit barriers
11.0%No health insurance
26.9%Frequent mental distress
45.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central City

What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.9/10. 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 about the same as the Cabell County average of 4.5 and in line with 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 88th 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.

Part of this tract, about 16% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 54011000900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54011000900?

Census tract 54011000900 in the Central City neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 54011000900?

Median gross rent is $798/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 54011000900?

31.8% of residents in tract 54011000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,450.

How socially vulnerable is tract 54011000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 88th, minority 23th, housing 78th.

Is tract 54011000900 considered part of Central City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54011000900 fall within Central City (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 54011000900 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.7% 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. 20.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 54011000900 compare to Huntington overall?

Tract 54011000900 scores 5.7/10, 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 54011000900 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. 16% 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.