Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally
Chinatown Eviction Risk: High , Salinas
Tract 06053000501 · Monterey, CA · pop 5,231 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
With a score of 9.3/10, tract 06053000501 in the Chinatown area of Salinas, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,231. Adults with no health insurance runs 37.9% against 11.3% nationally.
Risk score
9.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 58%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 7%
Tract context
Occupied units1,105
Renter share93.2%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate38.4%
Median income$49,489
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
97
th percentile
Very High
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salinas and the region
Centroid at 36.6759, -121.6328 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chinatown scores 9.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Salinas
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
38.4% poverty · this tract
9.6
Supply constraint
$1,782 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Salinas
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Salinas
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Salinas
7.0
How Chinatown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Chinatown. 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.
- 39.8%Housing insecurity
- 20.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 52.4%Food insecurity
- 49.2%SNAP enrollment
- 25.6%Transit barriers
- 37.9%No health insurance
- 22.3%Frequent mental distress
- 45.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chinatown
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.6/10. This is renter territory: 93% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Set annual rent against average income of $49,489 and the ratio lands at 43%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.3/10. The poverty rate is 38%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Against the Monterey County average of 7.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. Cost burden runs 62% here against 51.7% across Monterey County.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 20.9% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Average gross rent is $1,782, 10% below the Salinas average.
That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.7/10.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06053000501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053000501?
Census tract 06053000501 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 9.3/10 (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 06053000501?
Median gross rent is $1,782/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053000501?
38.4% of residents in tract 06053000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,231.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053000501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 67th, minority 97th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 06053000501 considered part of Chinatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053000501 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06053000501 struggle to pay rent?
About 39.8% 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. 20.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06053000501 compare to Salinas overall?
Tract 06053000501 scores 9.3/10, higher than the parent city of Salinas at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Salinas eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Salinas
Top eight tracts in Salinas ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · CA
Natividad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Natividad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Chinatown
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
8.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Natividad
8.8
/ 10 · High
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