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Julia-Ann Square Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Parkersburg

Tract 54107000500 · Wood County, WV · pop 4,080 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 54107000500 (Julia-Ann Square Historic District in Parkersburg, West Virginia) comes in at 4.4/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 19% of US census tracts.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $831 a month against an average household income of $52,366 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 11% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,794
Renter share29.9%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate23.4%
Median income$52,366

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Julia-Ann Square Historic District
Very Low
Within parent city
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 14 tracts In Parkersburg
Elevated
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 28 tracts In Wood County
High
Within state
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#161 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Parkersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.2736, -81.5427 · click any tract to drill in

Why Julia-Ann Square Historic District scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Parkersburg
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
West Virginia legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
23.4% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$831 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Parkersburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Parkersburg
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Parkersburg
2.5

How Julia-Ann Square Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Julia-Ann Square Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 000500Parkersburg: 3.13.1Parkersburgparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Julia-Ann Square Historic District. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Julia-Ann Square Historic District

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.9/10. 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 Parkersburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wood County average of 4.0 and in line with the West Virginia statewide average of 4.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 63rd 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 54107000500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54107000500?

Census tract 54107000500 in the Julia-Ann Square Historic District neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 54107000500?

Median gross rent is $831/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 54107000500?

23.4% of residents in tract 54107000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,080.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 54107000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 83th, minority 15th, housing 33th.
Q5

Is tract 54107000500 considered part of Julia-Ann Square Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54107000500 fall within Julia-Ann Square Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 54107000500 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.9% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 54107000500 compare to Parkersburg overall?

Tract 54107000500 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Parkersburg at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Parkersburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Parkersburg

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

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