Census Tract · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally
Castro Valley Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06001430600 ·
Alameda, CA · pop 6,244
06001430600 is a census tract in Castro Valley, CA. It scores 6.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,244 residents. The dominant input is local political climate at 8.3/10.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 5%Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units2,196
Renter share8.5%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$179,605
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
54th percentile
#7 of 14 tracts In Castro Valley
Moderate
Within county
24th percentile
#288 of 378 tracts In Alameda
Low
Within state
24th percentile
#6,893 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
79th percentile
#17,650 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Castro Valley and the region
Centroid at 37.7042, -122.0970 · click any tract to drill in
Why Castro Valley scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Castro Valley
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$2,929 rent vs county FMR
5.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Castro Valley
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Castro Valley
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Castro Valley
6.1
How Castro Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.6%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
28.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Castro Valley
Against the Alameda County average of 7.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.7 points. On the high side, regional political climate reads 8.1/10. 37% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Alameda County average of 45.5%.
Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. At $2,929 a month, rents run 15% over what the rest of Castro Valley commands.
Severe burden reaches 8%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the national scale it lands near the 79th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 8% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.2/10.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $179,605.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06001430600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001430600?
Census tract 06001430600 in Castro Valley scores 6.1/10 (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 06001430600?
Median gross rent is $2,929/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06001430600?
7.9% of residents in tract 06001430600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,244.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06001430600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 44th, minority 74th, housing 44th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06001430600 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.6% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06001430600 compare to Castro Valley overall?
Tract 06001430600 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Castro Valley at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Castro Valley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Castro Valley
Top eight tracts in Castro Valley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.