Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally
South Oroville Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06007003002 · Butte, CA · pop 2,615 · 45% of tract blocks fall in South Oroville
The Elevated-tier score of 6.2/10 for census tract 06007003002 reflects conditions in South Oroville, California. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,202 a month against an average household income of $64,065 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,117
Renter share33.8%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$64,065
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Oroville and the region
Centroid at 39.4771, -121.5601 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Oroville scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Oroville
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,202 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Oroville
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Oroville
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Oroville
8.7
How South Oroville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 16Total filings over 1 yrs
- 3.03%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.0%Peak (2014)
- 16Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 15.2%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.8%Food insecurity
- 18.4%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 20.1%Frequent mental distress
- 33.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Oroville
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from South Oroville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Butte County average of 5.9 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 16 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 3.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.0% of renter households in 2014.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 06007003002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06007003002?
Census tract 06007003002 in South Oroville scores 7.1/10 (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 06007003002?
Median gross rent is $1,202/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06007003002?
16.7% of residents in tract 06007003002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,615.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06007003002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 42th, minority 62th, housing 95th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 06007003002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 06007003002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.03% of renter households, peaking at 3.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 06007003002 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.2% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06007003002 compare to South Oroville overall?
Tract 06007003002 scores 7.1/10, lower than the parent city of South Oroville at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Oroville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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