Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Fullerton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06059001802 · Orange, CA · pop 7,708

Fullerton in Orange County is where census tract 06059001802 sits, home to 7,708 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #17,855 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 70% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,825 monthly, set against $69,093 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 21% Owners 29%

Tract context

Occupied units2,311

Renter share70.9%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate16.7%

Median income$69,093

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fullerton and the region

Centroid at 33.8630, -117.9721 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fullerton scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Fullerton

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

16.7% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$1,825 rent vs county FMR

1.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Fullerton

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Fullerton

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Fullerton

7.2

How Fullerton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

79%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
96%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.

23.4%Housing insecurity
11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
29.2%Food insecurity
24.7%SNAP enrollment
13.9%Transit barriers
18.4%No health insurance
20.0%Frequent mental distress
34.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fullerton

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Fullerton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Orange County average of 5.7 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd 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.

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 06059001802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059001802?

Census tract 06059001802 in Fullerton scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06059001802?

Median gross rent is $1,825/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059001802?

16.7% of residents in tract 06059001802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,708.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059001802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 78th, minority 88th, housing 96th.

What share of households in tract 06059001802 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.4% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059001802 compare to Fullerton overall?

Tract 06059001802 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Fullerton at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fullerton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fullerton

Top eight tracts in Fullerton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.