Within parent city
55
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #8,653 of 84,120 nationally
Salinas Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06053010504 · Monterey, CA · pop 5,181 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Salinas
With a score of 7.9/10, tract 06053010504 in Salinas, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,181. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,557
Renter share66.9%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate11.1%
Median income$90,688
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
National
90
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salinas and the region
Centroid at 36.7319, -121.6896 · click any tract to drill in
Why Salinas scores 7.9
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
11.1% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$2,168 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Salinas compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 24.3%Housing insecurity
- 11.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.5%Food insecurity
- 24.7%SNAP enrollment
- 14.3%Transit barriers
- 20.7%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 33.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Salinas
Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10. This is renter territory: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
On the high side, local political climate reads 8.2/10. SNAP participation runs 24.7% against 15.2% nationally. Adults with no health insurance runs 20.7% against 11.3% nationally.
47% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Monterey County average of 51.7%. Against the Monterey County average of 7.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points.
Average gross rent is $2,168, 9% above the Salinas average. Nationally it ranks #8,653 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 7.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06053010504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053010504?
Census tract 06053010504 in Salinas scores 7.9/10 (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 06053010504?
Median gross rent is $2,168/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053010504?
11.1% of residents in tract 06053010504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,181.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053010504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 87th, minority 93th, housing 27th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06053010504 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.3% 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. 11.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06053010504 compare to Salinas overall?
Tract 06053010504 scores 7.9/10, right in line with 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
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
Natividad
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Alisal
9.3
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · CA
Natividad
8.8
/ 10 · High
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