2 census tracts · pop 8,153 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10
· range 8.3–8.5
Old Town is a 2-tract neighborhood of Eureka, CA and houses 8,153 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.4/10, in the High tier. Against a Eureka baseline of 36.6%, roughly two in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 36%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. This is a renter market: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Set annual rent against average household income of $39,747 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.8/10. SNAP participation is 26.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. At $1,060 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Eureka commands.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Eureka, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.4
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Old Town vs EurekaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport97%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Old Town
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.7%Housing insecurity
12.1%Utility shutoff threat
24.1%Food insecurity
27.2%SNAP enrollment
9.8%No health insurance
36.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Old Town
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Old Town?
Old Town scores 8.4/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Town compare to Eureka overall?
Old Town scores 1.3 points higher than Eureka overall (7.1/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,060 vs $1,195.
Q3
What is the average rent in Old Town?
Average gross rent in Old Town is $1,060/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Old Town residents are renters?
75% of Old Town households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Eureka). The neighborhood has 8,153 residents.
Q5
Is Old Town a high social-vulnerability area?
Old Town sits in the 91st 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 Town have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Old Town is census tract 06023000100 (score 8.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.3 to 8.5, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Old Town for landlords?
Old Town carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Eureka as a whole (7.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Old Town?
Old Town has 7,677 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.5%), Hispanic / Latino (17.7%), Other / Multiracial (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
