Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally
South California Eviction Risk: Elevated , Eureka
Tract 06023000300 · Humboldt, CA · pop 4,852 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 06023000300 sits in the South California area of Eureka, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. It is home to 4,852 residents. Cost burden runs roughly one in three here against 51.6% across Humboldt County.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,289
Renter share37.5%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$70,457
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eureka and the region
Centroid at 40.7741, -124.1720 · click any tract to drill in
Why South California scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,486 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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 South California compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South California. 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.
- 15.0%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.3%Food insecurity
- 20.4%SNAP enrollment
- 10.6%Transit barriers
- 8.3%No health insurance
- 20.5%Frequent mental distress
- 35.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South California
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.1/10. At $1,486 a month, rents run 24% over what the rest of Eureka commands.
On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.8/10. Severe burden reaches 13%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
It sits 0.9 points below the Humboldt County average of 7.0. Nationally it ranks #17,650 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 7.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $70,457. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 06023000300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06023000300?
Census tract 06023000300 in the South California neighborhood 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 06023000300?
Median gross rent is $1,486/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06023000300?
11.3% of residents in tract 06023000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,852.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06023000300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 76th, minority 52th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 06023000300 considered part of South California?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06023000300 fall within South California (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06023000300 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.0% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06023000300 compare to Eureka overall?
Tract 06023000300 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Eureka at 7.1/10. 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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