Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally
Needles Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06071010700 · San Bernardino, CA · pop 3,724 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Needles
Census tract 06071010700 runs through Needles in San Bernardino County. With 3,724 residents, it scores 7.3/10 for landlords. It lands near the 98th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $759 a month against an average household income of $36,500 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,576
Renter share50.6%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate33.7%
Median income$36,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Needles and the region
Centroid at 34.8241, -114.6750 · click any tract to drill in
Why Needles scores 8.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Needles
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
33.7% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$759 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Needles
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Needles
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Needles
8.7
How Needles compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 21.5%Housing insecurity
- 13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.2%Food insecurity
- 37.1%SNAP enrollment
- 16.1%Transit barriers
- 13.1%No health insurance
- 22.4%Frequent mental distress
- 43.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Needles
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 8.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Needles, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the San Bernardino County average of 6.5 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 21.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 06071010700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06071010700?
Census tract 06071010700 in Needles scores 8.2/10 (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 06071010700?
Median gross rent is $759/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06071010700?
33.7% of residents in tract 06071010700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,724.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06071010700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 92th, minority 66th, housing 73th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06071010700 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.5% 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.
Q6
How does tract 06071010700 compare to Needles overall?
Tract 06071010700 scores 8.2/10, lower than the parent city of Needles at 8.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Needles; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Needles
Top eight tracts in Needles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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