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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.9.9ChinatownNeighborhood9.6Parent cityhost city7.6Stateavg in state5.1U.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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Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Chinatown.

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