Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Lauckport Eviction Risk: Moderate , Parkersburg
Tract 54107000902 ·
Wood County, WV · pop 1,553 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 54107000902 sits in the Lauckport area of Parkersburg eviction risk, WV, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.3/10. Population here is 1,553. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%Stable renters 12%Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units605
Renter share20.3%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate22.3%
Median income$38,403
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Lauckport
Moderate
Within parent city
69th percentile
#5 of 14 tracts In Parkersburg
Elevated
Within county
82th percentile
#6 of 28 tracts In Wood County
High
Within state
73th percentile
#148 of 546 tracts In West Virginia
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Parkersburg and the region
Centroid at 39.2522, -81.5721 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lauckport scores 4.3
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
22.3% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$640 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 Lauckport compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
73%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
6%Racial/ethnic minority
61%Housing & transportation
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.
14.9%Housing insecurity
13.4%Utility-shutoff threat
21.6%Food insecurity
25.6%SNAP enrollment
11.2%Transit barriers
10.4%No health insurance
22.9%Frequent mental distress
45.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lauckport
The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.5/10. Disability prevalence runs 45.8% against 31.5% nationally.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10. The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
SNAP participation runs 25.6% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $640, 18% below the Parkersburg average. Against the Wood County average of 3.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points.
Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 20% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
43% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $38,403.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 54107000902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 54107000902?
Census tract 54107000902 in the Lauckport neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 54107000902?
Median gross rent is $640/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 54107000902?
22.3% of residents in tract 54107000902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,553.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 54107000902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 72th, minority 6th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 54107000902 considered part of Lauckport?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 54107000902 fall within Lauckport (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 54107000902 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 54107000902 compare to Parkersburg overall?
Tract 54107000902 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Parkersburg at 3.2/10. 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.