Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,153 of 84,120 nationally
Chinatown Eviction Risk: High , Salinas
Tract 06053001200 · Monterey, CA · pop 3,356 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 06053001200 covers part of the Chinatown area of Salinas, CA, and scores 8.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,356 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Risk score
8.6
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,365
Renter share27.9%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$86,794
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salinas and the region
Centroid at 36.6646, -121.6493 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chinatown scores 8.6
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
17.1% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,824 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 73%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.
- 14.1%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.0%Food insecurity
- 14.0%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 29.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chinatown
Against Monterey County at 51.7%, 38% of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.1/10. 22% 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, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10. It sits 1.4 points above the Monterey County average of 7.2.
Average gross rent is $1,824, 8% below the Salinas average. That is riskier than roughly 94% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.3/10.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $86,794. 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06053001200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053001200?
Census tract 06053001200 in the Chinatown 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 06053001200?
Median gross rent is $1,824/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053001200?
17.1% of residents in tract 06053001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,356.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053001200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 94th, minority 73th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 06053001200 considered part of Chinatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053001200 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06053001200 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.1% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06053001200 compare to Salinas overall?
Tract 06053001200 scores 8.6/10, 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
Chinatown
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
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