Census Tract · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
Pacific Grove Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06053012000 ·
Monterey, CA · pop 3,745
06053012000 is a census tract in Pacific Grove, CA. It scores 6.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,745. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%Stable renters 20%Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,424
Renter share45.6%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$101,364
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
80th percentile
#2 of 6 tracts In Pacific Grove
High
Within county
25th percentile
#78 of 103 tracts In Monterey
Low
Within state
30th percentile
#6,341 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
81th percentile
#16,032 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pacific Grove and the region
Centroid at 36.6035, -121.9272 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pacific Grove scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pacific Grove
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,117 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pacific Grove
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pacific Grove
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pacific Grove
5.9
How Pacific Grove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
9.3%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
10.2%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
6.4%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
15.2%Frequent mental distress
25.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pacific Grove
The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.6/10. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10.
Against the Monterey County average of 7.2, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.8 points. At $2,117 a month, rents run 14% under what the rest of Pacific Grove commands. Food insecurity runs 10.2% against 17.8% nationally.
That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 55% of renters.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06053012000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053012000?
Census tract 06053012000 in Pacific Grove scores 6.4/10 (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 06053012000?
Median gross rent is $2,117/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053012000?
6.3% of residents in tract 06053012000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,745.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053012000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 67th, minority 60th, housing 95th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06053012000 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06053012000 compare to Pacific Grove overall?
Tract 06053012000 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of Pacific Grove at 7.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pacific Grove; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pacific Grove
Top eight tracts in Pacific Grove ranked by composite eviction-risk score.