Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally
Natividad Eviction Risk: High , Salinas
Tract 06053000502 · Monterey, CA · pop 4,974 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
06053000502 is a census tract in the Natividad area of Salinas, CA. It scores 9.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,974. 49% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
9.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,191
Renter share50.3%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate24.2%
Median income$68,431
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salinas and the region
Centroid at 36.6844, -121.6343 · click any tract to drill in
Why Natividad 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
24.2% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,804 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 Natividad 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.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Natividad. 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.
- 27.9%Housing insecurity
- 13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.3%Food insecurity
- 31.9%SNAP enrollment
- 17.2%Transit barriers
- 26.8%No health insurance
- 18.8%Frequent mental distress
- 39.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Natividad
Against Monterey County at 51.7%, about three-quarters of renters here are cost-burdened. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Against the Monterey County average of 7.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.1/10.
Adults with no health insurance runs 26.8% against 11.3% nationally. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10. Housing insecurity runs 27.9% against 14.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. At $1,804 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Salinas commands. Nationally it ranks #3,082 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 9.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06053000502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053000502?
Census tract 06053000502 in the Natividad 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 06053000502?
Median gross rent is $1,804/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053000502?
24.2% of residents in tract 06053000502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,974.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053000502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 86th, minority 94th, housing 92th.
Q5
Is tract 06053000502 considered part of Natividad?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053000502 fall within Natividad (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06053000502 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.9% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06053000502 compare to Salinas overall?
Tract 06053000502 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
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Chinatown
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Natividad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Chinatown
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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