Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
King City Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06053011305 · Monterey, CA · pop 4,506 · 23% of tract blocks fall in King City
King City anchors census tract 06053011305, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 55% of US census tracts.
65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 57% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,971 a month against an average household income of $81,477 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,089
Renter share37.3%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$81,477
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
National
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across King City and the region
Centroid at 36.2461, -121.0176 · click any tract to drill in
Why King City scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from King City
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,971 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from King City
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from King City
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from King City
5.1
How King City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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.
- 28.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.4%Food insecurity
- 31.8%SNAP enrollment
- 17.2%Transit barriers
- 24.8%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 36.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in King City
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.3/10. 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 King City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Monterey County average of 5.6 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 28.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06053011305
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06053011305?
Census tract 06053011305 in King City 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 06053011305?
Median gross rent is $1,971/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06053011305?
16.7% of residents in tract 06053011305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,506.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06053011305?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 57th, minority 89th, housing 55th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06053011305 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.0% 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. 14.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06053011305 compare to King City overall?
Tract 06053011305 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of King City at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from King City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in King City
Top eight tracts in King City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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