Within neighborhood
83
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally
Chinatown Eviction Risk: High , Salinas
Tract 06053001300 · Monterey, CA · pop 2,562 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 06053001300 sits in the Chinatown area of Salinas eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9.3/10. It is home to 2,562 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Risk score
9.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 53%
Owners 7%
Tract context
Occupied units874
Renter share92.7%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate23.9%
Median income$61,585
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
85
th percentile
High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salinas and the region
Centroid at 36.6749, -121.6551 · 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
23.9% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,548 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: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%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.
- 27.7%Housing insecurity
- 13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.0%Food insecurity
- 31.1%SNAP enrollment
- 16.8%Transit barriers
- 24.5%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 37.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chinatown
This is renter territory: 93% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. Against the Monterey County average of 7.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points.
Food insecurity runs 35.0% against 17.8% nationally. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10. 43% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Monterey County average of 51.7%.
Housing insecurity runs 27.7% against 14.2% nationally. At $1,548 a month, rents run 22% under what the rest of Salinas commands. The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The severe-burden share is 11%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Nationally it ranks #3,082 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.6/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06053001300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053001300?
Census tract 06053001300 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 06053001300?
Median gross rent is $1,548/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053001300?
23.9% of residents in tract 06053001300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,562.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053001300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 74th, minority 93th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 06053001300 considered part of Chinatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053001300 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06053001300 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.7% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06053001300 compare to Salinas overall?
Tract 06053001300 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
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
Alisal
8.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
Natividad
8.8
/ 10 · High
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