1 census tracts · pop 4,539 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 7.6–7.6
Spreckels Junction is a one-tract suburb of Salinas, CA and houses 4,539 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.6/10, Elevated tier. 64% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Salinas rate of 32.2%.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. 28% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.8/10. At $1,662 a month, rents sit 17% under what the rest of Salinas commands.
That places it #5 of 9 neighborhoods in Salinas. For a like-for-like read, Harden Ranch and Chinatown score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $87,163. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Spreckels Junction vs SalinasHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Spreckels Junction
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.3%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility shutoff threat
18.1%Food insecurity
15.9%SNAP enrollment
12.3%No health insurance
31.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Spreckels Junction
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Spreckels Junction?
Spreckels Junction scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Spreckels Junction compare to Salinas overall?
Spreckels Junction scores 0.3 points lower than Salinas overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,662 vs $1,991.
Q3
What is the average rent in Spreckels Junction?
Average gross rent in Spreckels Junction is $1,662/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Spreckels Junction residents are renters?
42% of Spreckels Junction households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Salinas). The neighborhood has 4,539 residents.
Q5
Is Spreckels Junction a high social-vulnerability area?
Spreckels Junction sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Spreckels Junction for landlords?
Spreckels Junction carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Salinas as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Spreckels Junction?
Spreckels Junction has 4,693 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (44.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (43.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
