1 census tracts · pop 4,755 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 4–4
Oakview Heights maps to a single census tract in Kenova, WV and houses 4,755 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 42% against 23.8% citywide, putting Oakview Heights 18.2% over its own city.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.8/10.
At $776 a month, rents sit 20% over what the rest of Kenova commands. Disability prevalence reaches 45.6% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
10% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. SNAP participation is 25.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 3/10. Against average income of $51,979, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Oakview Heights vs KenovaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority14%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oakview Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.5%Housing insecurity
14.0%Utility shutoff threat
20.5%Food insecurity
25.4%SNAP enrollment
9.4%No health insurance
45.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oakview Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oakview Heights?
Oakview Heights scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Oakview Heights compare to Kenova overall?
Oakview Heights scores 0.3 points higher than Kenova overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $776 vs $647.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oakview Heights?
Average gross rent in Oakview Heights is $776/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oakview Heights residents are renters?
38% of Oakview Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Kenova). The neighborhood has 4,755 residents.
Q5
Is Oakview Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Oakview Heights sits in the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Oakview Heights for landlords?
Oakview Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kenova as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Oakview Heights?
Oakview Heights has 4,899 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (90.1%), Other / Multiracial (6.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
