1 census tracts · pop 4,570 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Myricks Corner maps to a single census tract in Shafter, CA, population 4,570. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Shafter rate of 29.9%.
At $1,623 a month, rents sit 30% over what the rest of Shafter commands. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Food insecurity affects 32.6% of adults, 14.8 points above the national rate. SNAP participation is 28.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7.3/10. The voucher gap is 17.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.3/10.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $76,176.
39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Myricks Corner vs ShafterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Myricks Corner
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.4%Housing insecurity
13.9%Utility shutoff threat
32.6%Food insecurity
28.8%SNAP enrollment
23.1%No health insurance
38.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Myricks Corner
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Myricks Corner?
Myricks Corner scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Myricks Corner compare to Shafter overall?
Myricks Corner scores 0.4 points lower than Shafter overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,623 vs $1,253.
Q3
What is the average rent in Myricks Corner?
Average gross rent in Myricks Corner is $1,623/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Myricks Corner residents are renters?
39% of Myricks Corner households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Shafter). The neighborhood has 4,570 residents.
Q5
Is Myricks Corner a high social-vulnerability area?
Myricks Corner sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Myricks Corner for landlords?
Myricks Corner carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Shafter as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Myricks Corner?
Myricks Corner has 4,376 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (86.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
