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Census Tract · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Needles Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06071025100 · San Bernardino, CA · pop 1,723 · 20% of tract blocks fall in Needles

Census tract 06071025100 runs through Needles. With 1,723 residents, it scores 6.2/10 for landlords. It lands near the 81st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $595 a month against an average household income of $48,875 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 21% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units743
Renter share29.3%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate16.6%
Median income$48,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Needles
Very Low
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#101 of 466 tracts In San Bernardino
High
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2,277 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
National
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#5,198 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Needles and the region

Centroid at 34.5023, -114.8402 · click any tract to drill in

Why Needles scores 6.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
16.6% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$595 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.
Needles risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.96.9This tracttract 025100Needles: 8.68.6Needlesparent cityCounty: 5.65.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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 about the same as the San Bernardino County average of 6.5 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06071025100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06071025100?

Census tract 06071025100 in Needles scores 6.9/10 (Elevated 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 06071025100?

Median gross rent is $595/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06071025100?

16.6% of residents in tract 06071025100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,723.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06071025100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 61th, minority 64th, housing 51th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06071025100 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.8% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06071025100 compare to Needles overall?

Tract 06071025100 scores 6.9/10, 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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