2 census tracts · pop 2,964 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.8/10
· range 9.7–9.9
Civic Center is a 2-tract neighborhood of Oakland, CA and houses 2,964 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.8/10, in the High tier. 54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Oakland rate of 30.6%.
37% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. This is a renter market: 93% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $57,133 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $1,725, 13% below the Oakland average of $1,979.
Among the 45 mapped neighborhoods of Oakland, it ranks #23 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Hoover-Foster and Elmhurst. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 9.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Civic Center vs OaklandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Civic Center
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.1%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility shutoff threat
22.1%Food insecurity
20.0%SNAP enrollment
8.4%No health insurance
32.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Civic Center
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Civic Center?
Civic Center scores 9.8/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Civic Center compare to Oakland overall?
Civic Center scores 0.2 points higher than Oakland overall (9.6/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,725 vs $1,979.
Q3
What is the average rent in Civic Center?
Average gross rent in Civic Center is $1,725/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Civic Center residents are renters?
93% of Civic Center households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Oakland). The neighborhood has 2,964 residents.
Q5
Is Civic Center a high social-vulnerability area?
Civic Center sits in the 75th 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
Which tracts in Civic Center have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Civic Center is census tract 06001403301 (score 9.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.7 to 9.9, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Civic Center for landlords?
Civic Center carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Civic Center?
Civic Center has 2,762 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (55.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.6%), Other / Multiracial (10.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
