Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Gilroy Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06085512505 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 7,947 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Gilroy

Tract 06085512505, home to 7,947 residents in Gilroy in Santa Clara County, scores 5.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 55% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,287 a month while the average household earns $101,809 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 22% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units2,267

Renter share44.6%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate8.9%

Median income$101,809

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gilroy and the region

Centroid at 37.0246, -121.5925 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gilroy scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gilroy

7.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

8.9% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$2,287 rent vs county FMR

1.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gilroy

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gilroy

7.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gilroy

5.6

How Gilroy compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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

46%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
34%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.

17.3%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
18.7%Food insecurity
14.6%SNAP enrollment
9.9%Transit barriers
13.1%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
30.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gilroy

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Gilroy, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Santa Clara County average of 5.4 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 57th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085512505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085512505?

Census tract 06085512505 in Gilroy scores 4.2/10 (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 06085512505?

Median gross rent is $2,287/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085512505?

8.9% of residents in tract 06085512505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,947.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085512505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 77th, minority 87th, housing 34th.

What share of households in tract 06085512505 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.3% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085512505 compare to Gilroy overall?

Tract 06085512505 scores 4.2/10, lower than the parent city of Gilroy at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gilroy; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gilroy

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