Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Fullerton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06059001602 · Orange, CA · pop 4,539

The Elevated-tier score of 6.1/10 for census tract 06059001602 reflects conditions in Fullerton in Orange County, California. On the national scale it ranks #17,852 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,454 a month while the average household earns $142,381 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 8% Owners 81%

Tract context

Occupied units1,786

Renter share18.9%

SVI overall0.19

Poverty rate12.0%

Median income$142,381

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fullerton and the region

Centroid at 33.8909, -117.9021 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fullerton scores 4.9

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

12.0% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$2,454 rent vs county FMR

3.5

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: 19

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

19%Socioeconomic
22%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
21%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.

7.7%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
5.3%Transit barriers
4.7%No health insurance
13.4%Frequent mental distress
25.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fullerton

The heaviest input here 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 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 06059001602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059001602?

Census tract 06059001602 in Fullerton scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 06059001602?

Median gross rent is $2,454/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059001602?

12.0% of residents in tract 06059001602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,539.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059001602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 22th, minority 67th, housing 21th.

What share of households in tract 06059001602 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059001602 compare to Fullerton overall?

Tract 06059001602 scores 4.9/10, 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.