Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,494 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Berkeley Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06001422902 · Alameda, CA · pop 3,022 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 06001422902 sits in the Downtown Berkeley neighborhood of Berkeley, California. It has a population of 3,022 and an eviction-risk score of 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). 49% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 37% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,866/month against a median household income of $65,285 — roughly 34% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49%
Stable renters 51%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units1,335
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate38.7%
Median income$65,285
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Berkeley and the region
Centroid at 37.8688, -122.2698 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Berkeley scores 6.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Berkeley
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
38.7% poverty · this tract
9.7
Supply constraint
$1,866 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Berkeley
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Berkeley
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Berkeley
7.5
How Downtown Berkeley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D — Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
- 0%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 Downtown Berkeley. 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.
- 14.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.8%Food insecurity
- 18.5%SNAP enrollment
- 12.2%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 20.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 06001422902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001422902?
Census tract 06001422902 in the Downtown Berkeley neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 06001422902?
Median gross rent is $1,866/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06001422902?
38.7% of residents in tract 06001422902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,022.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06001422902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 3th, minority 79th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 06001422902 considered part of Downtown Berkeley?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001422902 fall within Downtown Berkeley (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06001422902 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.9% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06001422902 compare to Berkeley overall?
Tract 06001422902 scores 6.7/10 — higher than the parent city of Berkeley at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Berkeley eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 06001422902 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 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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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
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