Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
Delhi Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06047000205 · Merced, CA · pop 5,092 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Delhi
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 06047000205 in Delhi ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,092 residents. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,280 monthly, set against $62,313 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,232
Renter share16.6%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$62,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
National
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Delhi and the region
Centroid at 37.4347, -120.7885 · click any tract to drill in
Why Delhi scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Delhi
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,280 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Delhi
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Delhi
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Delhi
8.3
How Delhi compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%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.
- 25.0%Housing insecurity
- 11.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.0%Food insecurity
- 25.3%SNAP enrollment
- 14.5%Transit barriers
- 22.7%No health insurance
- 18.5%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Delhi
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.3/10. 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 Delhi, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Merced 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 86th 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 06047000205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06047000205?
Census tract 06047000205 in Delhi scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06047000205?
Median gross rent is $1,280/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06047000205?
10.8% of residents in tract 06047000205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,092.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06047000205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 89th, minority 88th, housing 52th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06047000205 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.0% 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. 11.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06047000205 compare to Delhi overall?
Tract 06047000205 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Delhi at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Delhi; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Delhi
Top eight tracts in Delhi ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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