Census Tract · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally

Porterville Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06107003904 · Tulare, CA · pop 3,313 · 63% of tract blocks fall in Porterville

With a score of $1/10, tract 06107003904 in Porterville ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,313 residents. It lands near the 76th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 27% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $799 monthly, set against $54,771 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.

Risk score

8.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 32% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units987

Renter share44.4%

SVI overall1.00

Poverty rate32.2%

Median income$54,771

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Porterville and the region

Centroid at 36.0576, -118.9974 · click any tract to drill in

Why Porterville scores 8.2

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

32.2% poverty · this tract

8.1

Supply constraint

$799 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 100

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

97%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
97%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.

34.9%Housing insecurity
21.3%Utility-shutoff threat
47.5%Food insecurity
50.1%SNAP enrollment
24.4%Transit barriers
28.5%No health insurance
22.6%Frequent mental distress
47.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Porterville

What moves this score most 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 about the same as the Tulare County average of 6.0 and in line with 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 100th 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 34.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06107003904

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06107003904?

Census tract 06107003904 in Porterville scores 8.2/10 (High 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 06107003904?

Median gross rent is $799/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06107003904?

32.2% of residents in tract 06107003904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,313.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06107003904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 98th, minority 84th, housing 97th.

What share of households in tract 06107003904 struggle to pay rent?

About 34.9% 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. 21.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06107003904 compare to Porterville overall?

Tract 06107003904 scores 8.2/10, right in line with 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.