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Neighborhood · Oakland, CA

Old Oakland Historic District Eviction Risk: High

3 census tracts · pop 5,251 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.6/10 · range 9.2–9.9

Old Oakland Historic District takes in 3 census tracts of Oakland, CA, population 5,251. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.6/10, placing it in the High tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.

Against a Oakland baseline of 30.6%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. This is a renter market: 78% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Annualized rent equals 32% 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 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 23.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. At $1,852 a month, rents sit 6% under what the rest of Oakland commands.

Among the 45 mapped neighborhoods of Oakland, it ranks #29 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Maxwell Park and Cleveland Heights.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes.

With little internal variation, 9.6/10 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
9.6
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Old Oakland Historic District vs Oakland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
41.0% +34%
Oakland: 30.6%
Average gross rent
$1,852 -6%
Oakland: $1,979
Average HH income
$68,933 -29%
Oakland: $97,369
Poverty rate
20.9% +53%
Oakland: 13.7%
Renter share
77.9% +35%
Oakland: 57.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Old Oakland Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 9.2–9.9

Why Old Oakland Historic District scores 9.6

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
41% 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
20.9% below poverty line · Range 2.6–7.5 across tracts
5.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–6.7 across tracts
3.1
Risk score comparison

Old Oakland Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Old Oakland Historic District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Old Oakland Histor: 9.69.6Old Oakland HistorNeighborhoodParent city: 9.69.6Parent cityhost cityState: 7.67.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Old Oakland Historic District?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.7 points from 9.2 to 9.9. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Old Oakland Historic District

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
06001402500 9.9 2,010 52% $1,033
06001402600 9.9 1,300 38% $1,196
06001403100 9.2 1,941 32% $3,139
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 83

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 76%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 58%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Old Oakland Historic District

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

Frequently asked

About Old Oakland Historic District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Old Oakland Historic District?

Old Oakland Historic District scores 9.6/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Old Oakland Historic District compare to Oakland overall?

Old Oakland Historic District scores 0.0 points higher than Oakland overall (9.6/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,852 vs $1,979.
Q3

What is the average rent in Old Oakland Historic District?

Average gross rent in Old Oakland eviction risk Historic District is $1,852/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Old Oakland Historic District residents are renters?

78% of Old Oakland Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Oakland). The neighborhood has 5,251 residents.
Q5

Is Old Oakland Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Old Oakland Historic District sits in the 83rd 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 Old Oakland Historic District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Old Oakland Historic District is census tract 06001402500 (score 9.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.2 to 9.9, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7

How safe is Old Oakland Historic District for landlords?

Old Oakland eviction risk Historic District carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Old Oakland Historic District?

Old Oakland Historic District has 5,306 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (35.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (25.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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