Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Gilroy Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06085512604 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,744

Census tract 06085512604 belongs to Gilroy in Santa Clara County, California. It is home to 4,744 residents and scores 5.4/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 55th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,322 monthly, set against $83,702 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 22% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,150

Renter share57.0%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate9.3%

Median income$83,702

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gilroy and the region

Centroid at 37.0198, -121.5706 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gilroy scores 4.6

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

9.3% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$2,322 rent vs county FMR

1.7

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: 92

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

78%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
92%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.

21.7%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
24.8%Food insecurity
19.2%SNAP enrollment
12.5%Transit barriers
20.0%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
34.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gilroy

What moves this score most 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% 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 06085512604

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085512604?

Census tract 06085512604 in Gilroy scores 4.6/10 (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 06085512604?

Median gross rent is $2,322/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085512604?

9.3% of residents in tract 06085512604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,744.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085512604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 88th, minority 90th, housing 92th.

What share of households in tract 06085512604 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.7% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085512604 compare to Gilroy overall?

Tract 06085512604 scores 4.6/10, 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.