Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Martinez Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06013318000 · Contra Costa, CA · pop 3,512 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Martinez

In Martinez, census tract 06013318000 scores 5.1/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 44th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,829 a month against an average household income of $102,604 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 28% Owners 53%

Tract context

Occupied units1,455

Renter share46.2%

SVI overall0.55

Poverty rate4.0%

Median income$102,604

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Martinez and the region

Centroid at 38.0171, -122.1603 · click any tract to drill in

Why Martinez scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Martinez

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

4.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,829 rent vs county FMR

1.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Martinez

5.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Martinez

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Martinez

4.6

How Martinez compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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

18%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
84%Housing & transportation

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.

9.0%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
7.7%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
5.5%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
24.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Martinez

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. 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 Martinez, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Contra Costa County average of 5.7 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06013318000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06013318000?

Census tract 06013318000 in Martinez scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 06013318000?

Median gross rent is $1,829/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06013318000?

4.0% of residents in tract 06013318000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,512.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06013318000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 82th, minority 44th, housing 84th.

What share of households in tract 06013318000 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06013318000 compare to Martinez overall?

Tract 06013318000 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Martinez at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Martinez; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Martinez

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