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Neighborhood · Oakland, CA

Chinatown Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 2,897 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10 · range 9.9–9.9

Chinatown is a one-tract neighborhood of Oakland, CA, population 2,897. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.9/10, placing it in the High tier. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Annualized rent equals 38% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 78% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.

The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Against a Oakland baseline of 30.6%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Average gross rent is $1,603, 19% below the Oakland average of $1,979.

Among the 45 mapped neighborhoods of Oakland, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Seminary Park and San Pablo Gateway score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

One tract means one number: 9.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
9.9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Chinatown vs Oakland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
38.7% +26%
Oakland: 30.6%
Average gross rent
$1,603 -19%
Oakland: $1,979
Average HH income
$50,966 -48%
Oakland: $97,369
Poverty rate
28.3% +107%
Oakland: 13.7%
Renter share
78.2% +36%
Oakland: 57.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Chinatown and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 9.9–9.9

Why Chinatown scores 9.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.1–8.1 across tracts
8.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 9.7–9.7 across tracts
9.7
Rent control risk
39% of income on rent · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Tenant organizing strength
78% renter households · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Economic stress
28.3% below poverty line · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Chinatown vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Chinatown score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Chinatown: 9.99.9ChinatownNeighborhoodParent city: 9.69.6Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Chinatown

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06001403000 9.9 2,897 39% $1,603
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 91

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 86%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 87%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chinatown

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Chinatown

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Chinatown?

Chinatown scores 9.9/10 (High 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 Chinatown compare to Oakland overall?

Chinatown scores 0.3 points higher than Oakland overall (9.6/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,603 vs $1,979.
Q3

What is the average rent in Chinatown?

Average gross rent in Chinatown is $1,603/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Chinatown residents are renters?

78% of Chinatown households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Oakland). The neighborhood has 2,897 residents.
Q5

Is Chinatown a high social-vulnerability area?

Chinatown sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Chinatown for landlords?

Chinatown carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). 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 Oakland as a whole (9.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Chinatown?

Chinatown has 3,125 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (71.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.8%), Other / Multiracial (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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