1 census tracts · pop 5,516 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Covington Park maps to a single census tract in Visalia, CA, population 5,516. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. The voucher gap is 34.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Against a Visalia baseline of 30.1%, 40% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 8.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,923, 29% above the Visalia average of $1,490. The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Visalia, it ranks #14 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Linwood Ranch and McAuliff Ranch score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $90,429. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Covington Park vs VisaliaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Covington Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.0%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
14.0%SNAP enrollment
11.1%No health insurance
32.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Covington Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Covington Park?
Covington Park scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Covington Park compare to Visalia overall?
Covington Park scores 1.4 points lower than Visalia overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,923 vs $1,490.
Q3
What is the average rent in Covington Park?
Average gross rent in Covington Park is $1,923/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Covington Park residents are renters?
44% of Covington Park households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Visalia). The neighborhood has 5,516 residents.
Q5
Is Covington Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Covington Park sits in the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Covington Park for landlords?
Covington Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Visalia as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Covington Park?
Covington Park has 5,510 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (52.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (37.2%), Other / Multiracial (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
