Census Tract · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Fullerton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06059001801 · Orange, CA · pop 5,627 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Fullerton

The Elevated-tier score of 6.1/10 for census tract 06059001801 reflects conditions in Fullerton, California. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,854 monthly, set against $79,115 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 26% Owners 25%

Tract context

Occupied units1,615

Renter share75.0%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate16.1%

Median income$79,115

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fullerton and the region

Centroid at 33.8672, -117.9795 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fullerton scores 6.3

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

16.1% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$1,854 rent vs county FMR

1.4

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: 88

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

87%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
69%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.

22.0%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
27.4%Food insecurity
23.1%SNAP enrollment
13.2%Transit barriers
16.9%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
33.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fullerton

The score leans hardest on 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 22.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 88th 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 06059001801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059001801?

Census tract 06059001801 in Fullerton scores 6.3/10 (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 06059001801?

Median gross rent is $1,854/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059001801?

16.1% of residents in tract 06059001801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,627.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059001801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 83th, minority 85th, housing 69th.

What share of households in tract 06059001801 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.0% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059001801 compare to Fullerton overall?

Tract 06059001801 scores 6.3/10, 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.