Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally
Chinatown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Salinas
Tract 06053001400 · Monterey, CA · pop 3,030 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
With a score of 7.6/10, tract 06053001400 in the Chinatown area of Salinas, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,030 residents. The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,250
Renter share57.7%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$108,629
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salinas and the region
Centroid at 36.6706, -121.6640 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chinatown scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Salinas
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,847 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Salinas
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Salinas
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Salinas
7.0
How Chinatown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Chinatown. 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.
- 14.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.5%Food insecurity
- 12.7%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 10.9%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 27.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chinatown
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.2/10.
Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 6.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 53% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
It tracks the Monterey County average of 7.2 closely. Average gross rent is $1,847, close to the Salinas average.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $108,629. 58% 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 06053001400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053001400?
Census tract 06053001400 in the Chinatown neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 06053001400?
Median gross rent is $1,847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053001400?
12.5% of residents in tract 06053001400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,030.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053001400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 24th, minority 75th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 06053001400 considered part of Chinatown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06053001400 fall within Chinatown (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06053001400 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.2% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06053001400 compare to Salinas overall?
Tract 06053001400 scores 7.6/10, lower than the parent city of Salinas at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Salinas eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Salinas
Top eight tracts in Salinas ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · CA
Natividad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Chinatown
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Natividad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Chinatown
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
8.8
/ 10 · High
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