Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally
Old Town Eviction Risk: High , Eureka
Tract 06023000500 · Humboldt, CA · pop 3,473 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 06023000500 covers the Old Town area of Eureka, home to 3,473 residents. For landlords it grades 6.3/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $983 a month against an average household income of $42,122 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,395
Renter share65.6%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate25.1%
Median income$42,122
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eureka and the region
Centroid at 40.8025, -124.1514 · click any tract to drill in
Why Old Town scores 8.2
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
25.1% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$983 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 Old Town compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 98%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Old Town. 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.
- 16.6%Housing insecurity
- 10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.6%Food insecurity
- 23.6%SNAP enrollment
- 12.1%Transit barriers
- 9.2%No health insurance
- 21.3%Frequent mental distress
- 36.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Old Town
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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 90th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 06023000500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06023000500?
Census tract 06023000500 in the Old Town neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (High 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 06023000500?
Median gross rent is $983/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06023000500?
25.1% of residents in tract 06023000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,473.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06023000500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 81th, minority 41th, housing 98th.
Q5
Is tract 06023000500 considered part of Old Town?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06023000500 fall within Old Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06023000500 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.6% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06023000500 compare to Eureka overall?
Tract 06023000500 scores 8.2/10, right in line with 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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