Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally
Dos Palos Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06047002404 · Merced, CA · pop 4,835 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Dos Palos
Dos Palos in Merced County anchors census tract 06047002404, which lands at 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #17,845 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,214 a month against an average household income of $53,484 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,661
Renter share40.5%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate17.4%
Median income$53,484
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
National
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dos Palos and the region
Centroid at 36.9819, -120.6357 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dos Palos scores 7.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dos Palos
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
17.4% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,214 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dos Palos
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dos Palos
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dos Palos
6.4
How Dos Palos 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.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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.
- 26.4%Housing insecurity
- 14.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.6%Food insecurity
- 31.1%SNAP enrollment
- 16.2%Transit barriers
- 21.5%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 39.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dos Palos
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Dos Palos, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Merced County average of 6.0 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 Hispanic or Latino 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 26.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.0% 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 06047002404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06047002404?
Census tract 06047002404 in Dos Palos scores 7.2/10 (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 06047002404?
Median gross rent is $1,214/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06047002404?
17.4% of residents in tract 06047002404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,835.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06047002404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 95th, minority 88th, housing 50th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06047002404 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.4% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06047002404 compare to Dos Palos overall?
Tract 06047002404 scores 7.2/10, lower than the parent city of Dos Palos at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dos Palos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dos Palos
Top eight tracts in Dos Palos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Related