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Decoto Eviction Risk: Moderate , Union City

Tract 06001440200 · Alameda, CA · pop 5,641 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.2/10 for census tract 06001440200 reflects conditions in the Decoto area of Union City, California. That is riskier than about 47% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,558 a month against an average household income of $125,129 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 31% Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,461
Renter share48.9%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$125,129

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In Decoto
Elevated
Within parent city
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 16 tracts In Union City
Elevated
Within county
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#192 of 378 tracts In Alameda
Moderate
Within state
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#5,551 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Union City and the region

Centroid at 37.6004, -122.0225 · click any tract to drill in

Why Decoto scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Union City
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$2,558 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Union City
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Union City
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Union City
5.6

How Decoto compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Decoto risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 440200Union City: 8.18.1Union Cityparent cityCounty: 5.15.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Decoto. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Decoto

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.6/10. 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 Union City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 45th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06001440200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001440200?

Census tract 06001440200 in the Decoto neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06001440200?

Median gross rent is $2,558/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001440200?

11.0% of residents in tract 06001440200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,641.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001440200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 42th, minority 97th, housing 46th.
Q5

Is tract 06001440200 considered part of Decoto?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001440200 fall within Decoto (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06001440200 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.2% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06001440200 compare to Union City overall?

Tract 06001440200 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Union City at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Union City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Union City

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

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