Census Tract · Ranked #2,214 of 84,120 nationally

Porterville Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06107003903 · Tulare, CA · pop 3,349 · 76% of tract blocks fall in Porterville

Porterville in Tulare County is where census tract 06107003903 sits, home to 3,349 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #7,792 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,573 a month against an average household income of $52,744 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 12% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units766

Renter share31.7%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate25.7%

Median income$52,744

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Porterville and the region

Centroid at 36.0676, -118.9960 · click any tract to drill in

Why Porterville scores 7.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Porterville

5.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

25.7% poverty · this tract

6.4

Supply constraint

$1,573 rent vs county FMR

6.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Porterville

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Porterville

8.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Porterville

7.8

How Porterville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

92%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
80%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.

26.9%Housing insecurity
13.5%Utility-shutoff threat
33.4%Food insecurity
30.2%SNAP enrollment
16.4%Transit barriers
22.9%No health insurance
20.0%Frequent mental distress
38.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Porterville

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Porterville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tulare County average of 6.0 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 90th 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06107003903

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06107003903?

Census tract 06107003903 in Porterville scores 7.9/10 (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 06107003903?

Median gross rent is $1,573/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06107003903?

25.7% of residents in tract 06107003903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,349.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06107003903?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 68th, minority 91th, housing 80th.

What share of households in tract 06107003903 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.9% 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. 13.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06107003903 compare to Porterville overall?

Tract 06107003903 scores 7.9/10, lower than the parent city of Porterville at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Porterville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Porterville

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