Neighborhood · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally

Mid-City Eviction Risk: High , San Diego

Tract 06073002904 · San Diego, CA · pop 9,541 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06073002904 (the Mid-City neighborhood of San Diego, California) comes in at 6.9/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.

66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,202 a month while the average household earns $45,746 a year, roughly 58% of income at the averages. Renters make up 82% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.5

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 54% Stable renters 27% Owners 19%

Tract context

Occupied units2,488

Renter share81.9%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate46.0%

Median income$45,746

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across San Diego and the region

Centroid at 32.7716, -117.0627 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mid-City scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from San Diego

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

46.0% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$2,202 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from San Diego

8.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from San Diego

7.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from San Diego

7.5

How Mid-City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

79%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
94%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

5%Grade A
0%Grade B
22%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Mid-City. 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.

22.0%Housing insecurity
13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
31.0%Food insecurity
33.6%SNAP enrollment
19.7%Transit barriers
9.9%No health insurance
27.7%Frequent mental distress
35.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mid-City

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from San Diego eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the San Diego County average of 5.8 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.1% 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 06073002904

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06073002904?

Census tract 06073002904 in the Mid-City neighborhood scores 8.5/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06073002904?

Median gross rent is $2,202/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06073002904?

46.0% of residents in tract 06073002904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,541.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06073002904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 3th, minority 60th, housing 94th.

Is tract 06073002904 considered part of Mid-City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06073002904 fall within Mid-City (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06073002904 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.0% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06073002904 compare to San Diego overall?

Tract 06073002904 scores 8.5/10, right in line with the parent city of San Diego at 8.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Diego eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06073002904 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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