3 census tracts · pop 5,888 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.7/10
· range 9.2–9.9
Fisherman's Wharf takes in 3 census tracts of San Francisco, CA and houses 5,888 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.7/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 40% against 25.1% citywide, putting Fisherman's Wharf 14.4% over its own city.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 10/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 10/10. This is a renter market: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
At $1,796 a month, rents sit 27% under what the rest of San Francisco commands. 15% 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.
5.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of San Francisco, it ranks #14 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Forest Knolls and Westwood Park. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 9.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.7
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Fisherman's Wharf vs San FranciscoHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fisherman's Wharf
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
10.5%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
24.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fisherman's Wharf
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fisherman's Wharf?
Fisherman's Wharf scores 9.7/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Fisherman's Wharf compare to San Francisco overall?
Fisherman's Wharf scores 0.2 points lower than San Francisco overall (9.9/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,796 vs $2,476.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fisherman's Wharf?
Average gross rent in Fisherman's Wharf is $1,796/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fisherman's Wharf residents are renters?
76% of Fisherman's Wharf households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in San Francisco). The neighborhood has 5,888 residents.
Q5
Is Fisherman's Wharf a high social-vulnerability area?
Fisherman's Wharf sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Fisherman's Wharf have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fisherman's Wharf is census tract 06075010101 (score 9.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.2 to 9.9, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Fisherman's Wharf for landlords?
Fisherman's Wharf carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to San Francisco as a whole (9.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fisherman's Wharf?
Fisherman's Wharf has 5,560 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (29.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
