Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally
South California Eviction Risk: Elevated , Eureka
Tract 06023000300 · Humboldt, CA · pop 4,852 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06023000300 (South California in Eureka, California) comes in at 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,486 monthly, set against $70,457 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.7
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
72
th percentile
Elevated
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 6.7
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
What moves this score most 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 below the Humboldt County average of 6.1 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 72nd 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 15.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% 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 06023000300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06023000300?
Census tract 06023000300 in the South California neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 6.7/10, 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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