Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.0%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
12.7%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
29.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Atascadero
41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the San Luis Obispo County average of 51.5%. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.9/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.8/10. Severe burden reaches 10%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
At $1,691 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Atascadero commands. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.6/10.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. It tracks the San Luis Obispo County average of 6.5 closely.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $95,993. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06079012505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079012505?
Census tract 06079012505 in Atascadero 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06079012505?
Median gross rent is $1,691/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079012505?
10.3% of residents in tract 06079012505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,459.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079012505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 71th, minority 46th, housing 75th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06079012505 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06079012505 compare to Atascadero overall?
Tract 06079012505 scores 6.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Atascadero at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Atascadero; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Atascadero
Top eight tracts in Atascadero ranked by composite eviction-risk score.