Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally

Decoto Eviction Risk: Moderate , Union City

Tract 06001440301 · Alameda, CA · pop 7,074 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

06001440301 is a census tract in the Decoto area of Union City, CA. It scores 5.7/10 for landlords. Population here is 7,074. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 13% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units2,151

Renter share20.8%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate3.6%

Median income$123,102

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Union City and the region

Centroid at 37.6013, -122.0427 · click any tract to drill in

Why Decoto scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Union City

8.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.1

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

3.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,176 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Union City

5.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Union City

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Union City

5.6

How Decoto compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

45%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Decoto. 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.

13.5%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
17.3%Food insecurity
12.9%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
28.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Decoto

It sits 2.1 points below the Alameda County average of 7.8. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Running hot, local political climate reads 8.3/10. Cost burden runs 38% here against 45.5% across Alameda County. On the high side, regional political climate reads 8.1/10.

Average gross rent is $2,176, 20% below the Union City average. On the national scale it lands near the 74th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.5/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.8 points cooler.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $123,102.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06001440301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06001440301?

Census tract 06001440301 in the Decoto neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 06001440301?

Median gross rent is $2,176/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06001440301?

3.6% of residents in tract 06001440301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,074.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06001440301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 34th, minority 80th, housing 98th.

Is tract 06001440301 considered part of Decoto?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06001440301 fall within Decoto (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06001440301 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.5% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06001440301 compare to Union City overall?

Tract 06001440301 scores 5.7/10, lower than the parent city of Union City at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Union City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Union City

Top eight tracts in Union City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.