2 census tracts · pop 8,524 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
California spans 2 census tracts of Fort Thomas, KY and houses 8,524 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10.
31% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, slightly above the Fort Thomas rate of 27.4%. Average gross rent is $1,048, 7% below the Fort Thomas average of $1,126.
Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
California vs Fort ThomasHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About California
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for California?
California scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 California compare to Fort Thomas overall?
California scores 0.4 points lower than Fort Thomas overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,048 vs $1,126.
Q3
What is the average rent in California?
Average gross rent in California eviction laws is $1,048/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of California residents are renters?
28% of California households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Fort Thomas). The neighborhood has 8,524 residents.
Q5
Is California a high social-vulnerability area?
California sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in California have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in California is census tract 21037052302 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is California for landlords?
California eviction laws carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fort Thomas as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of California?
California has 8,654 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.9%), Other / Multiracial (6.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
