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Census Tract · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally

Oroville Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06007002500 · Butte, CA · pop 5,535 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Oroville

Tract 06007002500, home to 5,535 residents in Oroville, scores 6.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,062 a month while the average household earns $49,242 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.5
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 39% Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,589
Renter share64.6%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate30.5%
Median income$49,242

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Oroville
Low
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 54 tracts In Butte
High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#420 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
National
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#1,107 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Oroville and the region

Centroid at 39.5832, -121.5366 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oroville scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Oroville
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
30.5% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$1,062 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oroville
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oroville
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oroville
8.1

How Oroville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oroville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.58.5This tracttract 002500Oroville: 8.08.0Orovilleparent cityCounty: 6.56.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 36Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 3.93%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.9%Peak (2014)
  • 36Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 Oroville

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Oroville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Butte County average of 5.9 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 36 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 3.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2014.

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 06007002500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06007002500?

Census tract 06007002500 in Oroville scores 8.5/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06007002500?

Median gross rent is $1,062/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06007002500?

30.5% of residents in tract 06007002500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,535.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06007002500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 91th, minority 62th, housing 99th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 06007002500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 36 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 06007002500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.93% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 06007002500 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.5% 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. 12.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06007002500 compare to Oroville overall?

Tract 06007002500 scores 8.5/10, higher than the parent city of Oroville at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oroville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oroville

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

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