Neighborhood · Ranked #5,730 of 84,120 nationally

Russell City Eviction Risk: High , Hayward

Tract 06001437200 · Alameda, CA · pop 8,491 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 06001437200 covers part of the Russell City area of Hayward, CA, and scores 8.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 8,491. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.

Risk score

8.4

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 19% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units2,774

Renter share39.6%

SVI overall0.82

Poverty rate13.3%

Median income$105,606

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hayward and the region

Centroid at 37.6432, -122.1116 · click any tract to drill in

Why Russell City scores 8.4

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

13.3% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$2,518 rent vs county FMR

4.4

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: 82

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

64%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
98%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.

13.7%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
17.5%Food insecurity
14.2%SNAP enrollment
8.7%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
29.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Russell City

21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.3/10.

On the high side, regional political climate reads 8.1/10. Cost burden runs 52% here against 45.5% across Alameda County.

It sits 0.6 points above the Alameda County average of 7.8. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 8.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $2,518, close to the Hayward average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $105,606.

40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06001437200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001437200?

Census tract 06001437200 in the Russell City neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (High 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 06001437200?

Median gross rent is $2,518/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001437200?

13.3% of residents in tract 06001437200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,491.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001437200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 38th, minority 90th, housing 98th.

Is tract 06001437200 considered part of Russell City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001437200 fall within Russell City (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06001437200 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.7% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06001437200 compare to Hayward overall?

Tract 06001437200 scores 8.4/10, higher than the parent city of Hayward at 7.8/10. 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.