Within neighborhood
29
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #2,892 of 84,120 nationally
Ragsdale Eviction Risk: Elevated , Merced
Tract 06047001004 · Merced, CA · pop 4,001 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 06047001004 runs through Ragsdale in Merced. With 4,001 residents, it scores 6.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 88% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,290 a month while the average household earns $57,740 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 83% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units1,639
Renter share83.2%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate21.7%
Median income$57,740
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merced and the region
Centroid at 37.3184, -120.4779 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ragsdale scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Merced
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
21.7% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$1,290 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Merced
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Merced
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Merced
7.8
How Ragsdale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ragsdale. 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.
- 18.2%Housing insecurity
- 9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.9%Food insecurity
- 20.8%SNAP enrollment
- 11.9%Transit barriers
- 13.3%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 34.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ragsdale
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Merced, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Merced 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 18.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 96th 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 06047001004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06047001004?
Census tract 06047001004 in the Ragsdale neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 06047001004?
Median gross rent is $1,290/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06047001004?
21.7% of residents in tract 06047001004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,001.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06047001004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 77th, minority 80th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 06047001004 considered part of Ragsdale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06047001004 fall within Ragsdale (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06047001004 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.2% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06047001004 compare to Merced overall?
Tract 06047001004 scores 7.6/10, lower than the parent city of Merced at 8.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Merced; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Merced
Top eight tracts in Merced ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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