Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Laurel Eviction Risk: High , Oakland

Tract 06001407000 · Alameda, CA · pop 6,202 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

06001407000 is a census tract in the Laurel area of Oakland, CA. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. 42% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 21% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units2,179

Renter share49.5%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate7.0%

Median income$81,959

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oakland and the region

Centroid at 37.7879, -122.2025 · click any tract to drill in

Why Laurel scores 9.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Oakland

9.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

7.0% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,946 rent vs county FMR

2.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Oakland

10.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Oakland

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Oakland

9.5

How Laurel 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.

69%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
98%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.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
86%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 Laurel. 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.

19.2%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
24.1%Food insecurity
22.2%SNAP enrollment
12.0%Transit barriers
11.7%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
32.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Laurel

The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 9.7/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. Against the Alameda County average of 7.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points. 57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Alameda County average of 45.5%.

SNAP participation runs 22.2% against 15.2% nationally. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Oakland. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.4 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,946, close to the Oakland average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06001407000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001407000?

Census tract 06001407000 in the Laurel neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (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 06001407000?

Median gross rent is $1,946/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001407000?

7.0% of residents in tract 06001407000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,202.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001407000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 71th, minority 86th, housing 98th.

Is tract 06001407000 considered part of Laurel?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001407000 fall within Laurel (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06001407000 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.2% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06001407000 compare to Oakland overall?

Tract 06001407000 scores 9.9/10, higher than the parent city of Oakland at 9.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oakland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06001407000 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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