Neighborhood · Ranked #675 of 84,120 nationally

Civic Center Eviction Risk: High , Oakland

Tract 06001403301 · Alameda, CA · pop 1,830 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Here is how census tract 06001403301, in the Civic Center neighborhood of Oakland eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 7.1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 1,830. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,793 a month while the average household earns $35,694 a year, roughly 60% of income at the averages. About 88% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.8

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 54% Stable renters 34% Owners 12%

Tract context

Occupied units823

Renter share88.0%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate27.5%

Median income$35,694

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oakland and the region

Centroid at 37.7981, -122.2670 · click any tract to drill in

Why Civic Center scores 8.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Oakland

9.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

27.5% poverty · this tract

6.9

Supply constraint

$1,793 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Oakland

10.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Oakland

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Oakland

9.5

How Civic Center compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

61%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
85%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
67%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Civic Center. 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.

16.2%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
27.5%Food insecurity
24.4%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
10.2%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
37.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Civic Center

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Oakland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Alameda County average of 5.8 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 67% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06001403301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001403301?

Census tract 06001403301 in the Civic Center neighborhood scores 8.8/10 (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 06001403301?

Median gross rent is $1,793/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001403301?

27.5% of residents in tract 06001403301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,830.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001403301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 97th, minority 91th, housing 85th.

Is tract 06001403301 considered part of Civic Center?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001403301 fall within Civic Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06001403301 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.2% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06001403301 compare to Oakland overall?

Tract 06001403301 scores 8.8/10, lower than the parent city of Oakland at 9.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oakland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06001403301 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 67% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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