Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Civic Center Eviction Risk: Elevated , Oakland

Tract 06001403402 · Alameda, CA · pop 1,134 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.2/10 for census tract 06001403402 reflects conditions in the Civic Center neighborhood of Oakland, California. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,614 monthly, set against $91,731 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 57% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units712

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.53

Poverty rate5.3%

Median income$91,731

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oakland and the region

Centroid at 37.8024, -122.2651 · click any tract to drill in

Why Civic Center scores 6.4

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

5.3% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,614 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 53

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

68%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
75%Housing & transportation

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.

13.3%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
13.5%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
8.1%Transit barriers
5.4%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
23.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Civic Center

The heaviest input here 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 in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 06001403402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001403402?

Census tract 06001403402 in the Civic Center neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 06001403402?

Median gross rent is $1,614/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001403402?

5.3% of residents in tract 06001403402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,134.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001403402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 3th, minority 71th, housing 75th.

Is tract 06001403402 considered part of Civic Center?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001403402 fall within Civic Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06001403402 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.3% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06001403402 compare to Oakland overall?

Tract 06001403402 scores 6.4/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oakland

Top eight tracts in Oakland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.