Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Nipomo Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06079012406 · San Luis Obispo, CA · pop 4,342
Census tract 06079012406 runs through Nipomo. With 4,342 residents, it scores 4.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 16% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 20% of renter households, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,922 monthly, set against $106,786 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,158
Renter share27.6%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$106,786
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Nipomo and the region
Centroid at 35.0442, -120.4792 · click any tract to drill in
Why Nipomo scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Nipomo
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,922 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Nipomo
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Nipomo
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Nipomo
5.2
How Nipomo compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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.
- 15.8%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.9%Food insecurity
- 13.8%SNAP enrollment
- 9.2%Transit barriers
- 13.4%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 29.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Nipomo
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.9/10. 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 Nipomo, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the San Luis Obispo County average of 5.4 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 50th 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 15.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% 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 06079012406
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06079012406?
Census tract 06079012406 in Nipomo scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 06079012406?
Median gross rent is $1,922/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06079012406?
3.1% of residents in tract 06079012406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,342.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06079012406?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 48th, minority 84th, housing 60th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06079012406 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.8% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06079012406 compare to Nipomo overall?
Tract 06079012406 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Nipomo at 7.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Nipomo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Nipomo
Top eight tracts in Nipomo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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