1 census tracts · pop 2,302 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Central Oakland maps to a single census tract in Pittsburgh, PA, population 2,302. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.3/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 70% 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.
Annualized rent equals 60% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. 85% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Pittsburgh rate of 29.3%.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 76%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. This is a renter market: 95% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Average gross rent is $1,500, 19% above the Pittsburgh average of $1,261. The voucher gap is 17.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The filing record is not thin: 107 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2000, when filings touched 2.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.9% in 2006 against a 2.5% peak. Among the 78 mapped neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, South Oakland and Mexican War Streets Historic District score within a fraction of it.
One tract means one number: 7.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Central Oakland vs PittsburghHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central Oakland
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
107Total filings (sum)
1.73%Avg annual filing rate
2.5%Peak year (2000)
1.89%Latest filed (2006)
Frequently asked
About Central Oakland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central Oakland?
Central Oakland scores 7.3/10 (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 Central Oakland compare to Pittsburgh overall?
Central Oakland scores 1.4 points higher than Pittsburgh overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 85% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,500 vs $1,261.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central Oakland?
Average gross rent in Central Oakland is $1,500/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 85% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central Oakland residents are renters?
95% of Central Oakland households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Pittsburgh). The neighborhood has 2,302 residents.
Q5
Is Central Oakland a high social-vulnerability area?
Central Oakland sits in the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Central Oakland for landlords?
Central Oakland carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 Pittsburgh as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Central Oakland?
Central Oakland has 2,309 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
