Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Russell City Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hayward

Tract 06001436900 · Alameda, CA · pop 6,403 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 06001436900 belongs to the Russell City area of Hayward, California. It is home to 6,403 residents and scores 5.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,257 monthly, set against $107,545 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 25% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units1,869

Renter share52.8%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate6.4%

Median income$107,545

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hayward and the region

Centroid at 37.6604, -122.1097 · click any tract to drill in

Why Russell City scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Hayward

8.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

6.4% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$2,257 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Hayward

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Hayward

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Hayward

6.1

How Russell City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

63%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
56%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Russell 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.

20.5%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
24.5%Food insecurity
19.9%SNAP enrollment
12.0%Transit barriers
16.0%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
32.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Russell City

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Hayward 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 Alameda County average of 5.8 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 72nd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% 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 06001436900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001436900?

Census tract 06001436900 in the Russell City neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 06001436900?

Median gross rent is $2,257/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001436900?

6.4% of residents in tract 06001436900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,403.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001436900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 75th, minority 89th, housing 56th.

Is tract 06001436900 considered part of Russell City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001436900 fall within Russell City (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06001436900 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.5% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06001436900 compare to Hayward overall?

Tract 06001436900 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Hayward at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hayward eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hayward

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