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Neighborhood · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally

Eureka Mall Region Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06023000200 · Humboldt, CA · pop 5,705 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 06023000200, home to 5,705 residents in Eureka Mall Region in Eureka, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 76th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $993 monthly, set against $56,364 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 60% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 21% Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,452
Renter share59.8%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate15.7%
Median income$56,364

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Eureka Mall Region
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 7 tracts In Eureka
Moderate
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 35 tracts In Humboldt
Elevated
Within state
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#1,701 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Eureka and the region

Centroid at 40.7846, -124.1799 · click any tract to drill in

Why Eureka Mall Region scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Eureka
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
15.7% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$993 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Eureka
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Eureka
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Eureka
7.8

How Eureka Mall Region compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Eureka Mall Region risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.37.3This tracttract 000200Eureka: 8.28.2Eurekaparent cityCounty: 7.37.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Eureka Mall Region

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Eureka, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Humboldt County average of 6.1 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 78th 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 06023000200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06023000200?

Census tract 06023000200 in the Eureka Mall Region neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 06023000200?

Median gross rent is $993/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06023000200?

15.7% of residents in tract 06023000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,705.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06023000200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 46th, minority 59th, housing 67th.
Q5

Is tract 06023000200 considered part of Eureka Mall Region?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06023000200 fall within Eureka Mall Region (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06023000200 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.9% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06023000200 compare to Eureka overall?

Tract 06023000200 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of Eureka at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eureka; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Eureka

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

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