Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
The West Side Eviction Risk: Elevated , Eureka
Tract 06023000600 · Humboldt, CA · pop 5,989 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
In the The West Side area of Eureka, census tract 06023000600 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #28,418 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,610 a month against an average household income of $103,051 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,959
Renter share32.2%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$103,051
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eureka and the region
Centroid at 40.7886, -124.1501 · click any tract to drill in
Why The West Side scores 6.1
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
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,610 rent vs county FMR
5.9
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 The West Side compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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.
- 10.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.5%Food insecurity
- 11.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 29.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The West Side
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 below the Humboldt County average of 6.1 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06023000600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06023000600?
Census tract 06023000600 in the The West Side neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 06023000600?
Median gross rent is $1,610/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06023000600?
12.2% of residents in tract 06023000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,989.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06023000600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 70th, minority 46th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 06023000600 considered part of The West Side?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06023000600 fall within The West Side (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06023000600 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.1% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06023000600 compare to Eureka overall?
Tract 06023000600 scores 6.1/10, lower 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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