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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,330 of 84,120 nationally

Old Town Eviction Risk: High , Eureka

Tract 06023000500 · Humboldt, CA · pop 3,473 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 8.3/10, tract 06023000500 in the Old Town area of Eureka, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,473. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.

Risk score
8.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 29% Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,395
Renter share65.6%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate25.1%
Median income$42,122

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Old Town
Very Low
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In Eureka
Elevated
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 35 tracts In Humboldt
Elevated
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#3,143 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Eureka and the region

Centroid at 40.8025, -124.1514 · click any tract to drill in

Why Old Town scores 8.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
25.1% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$983 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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.
Old Town risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.3This tracttract 0005007.1Eurekaparent city7.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Old Town

24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.7/10. This is renter territory: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.1/10. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

It sits 1.3 points above the Humboldt County average of 7.0. At $983 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Eureka commands. SNAP participation runs 23.6% against 15.2% nationally.

On the national scale it lands near the 92nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.8 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 55% of renters.

Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $42,122.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06023000500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06023000500?

Census tract 06023000500 in the Old Town neighborhood scores 8.3/10 (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 06023000500?

Median gross rent is $983/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06023000500?

25.1% of residents in tract 06023000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,473.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06023000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 81th, minority 41th, housing 98th.
Q5

Is tract 06023000500 considered part of Old Town?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06023000500 fall within Old Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06023000500 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.6% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06023000500 compare to Eureka overall?

Tract 06023000500 scores 8.3/10, higher than the parent city of Eureka at 7.1/10. 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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