Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #947 of 84,120 nationally
Old Town Eviction Risk: High , Eureka
Tract 06023000100 · Humboldt, CA · pop 4,680 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 06023000100 sits in the Old Town neighborhood of Eureka, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 79% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,118 a month against an average household income of $37,985 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 82% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.6
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 65%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units1,935
Renter share82.5%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate29.4%
Median income$37,985
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eureka and the region
Centroid at 40.8040, -124.1718 · click any tract to drill in
Why Old Town scores 8.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Eureka
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
29.4% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,118 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Eureka
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Eureka
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Eureka
7.8
How Old Town compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Old Town. 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.
- 20.2%Housing insecurity
- 13.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.0%Food insecurity
- 29.8%SNAP enrollment
- 14.5%Transit barriers
- 10.2%No health insurance
- 23.3%Frequent mental distress
- 37.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Old Town
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Eureka, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Humboldt County average of 6.1 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
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 13.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd 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.
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 06023000100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06023000100?
Census tract 06023000100 in the Old Town neighborhood scores 8.6/10 (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 06023000100?
Median gross rent is $1,118/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06023000100?
29.4% of residents in tract 06023000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,680.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06023000100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 48th, minority 58th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 06023000100 considered part of Old Town?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06023000100 fall within Old Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06023000100 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. 13.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06023000100 compare to Eureka overall?
Tract 06023000100 scores 8.6/10, higher than the parent city of Eureka at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eureka; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Eureka
Top eight tracts in Eureka ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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