Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #1,292 of 84,120 nationally
Sunset Eviction Risk: High , Eureka
Tract 06023000400 · Humboldt, CA · pop 4,107 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 6.5/10 for census tract 06023000400 reflects conditions in the Sunset neighborhood of Eureka, California. On the national scale it ranks #10,269 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,205 monthly, set against $52,195 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
8.4
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,656
Renter share31.6%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate29.6%
Median income$52,195
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eureka and the region
Centroid at 40.7594, -124.1786 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sunset scores 8.4
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
29.6% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$1,205 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Sunset compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
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.
- 16.7%Housing insecurity
- 10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.4%Food insecurity
- 24.5%SNAP enrollment
- 12.1%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 21.2%Frequent mental distress
- 37.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sunset
The heaviest input here 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 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 90th 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 06023000400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06023000400?
Census tract 06023000400 in the Sunset neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (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 06023000400?
Median gross rent is $1,205/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06023000400?
29.6% of residents in tract 06023000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,107.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06023000400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 93th, minority 36th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 06023000400 considered part of Sunset?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06023000400 fall within Sunset (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06023000400 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.7% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06023000400 compare to Eureka overall?
Tract 06023000400 scores 8.4/10, right in line with 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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