Census Tract · Ranked #9,043 of 84,120 nationally

Gilroy Eviction Risk: Elevated

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

Census tract 06085512505 covers part of Gilroy, CA, and scores 7.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. The main counterweight is court filing pressure at 1.3/10.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

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 7.8

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

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.6/10. 20% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.2/10.

50% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Santa Clara County average of 43.5%. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 6.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Santa Clara County average of 8.0 closely. Average gross rent is $2,287, close to the Gilroy average.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $101,809. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085512505

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

Census tract 06085512505 in Gilroy scores 7.8/10 (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 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 7.8/10, higher than the parent city of Gilroy at 7/10. 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.