Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
Ragsdale Eviction Risk: Elevated , Merced
Tract 06047001101 · Merced, CA · pop 6,279 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Eviction risk in the Ragsdale area of Merced centers on tract 06047001101, which scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 6,279 residents. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,434 a month against an average household income of $82,484 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,215
Renter share29.4%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$82,484
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merced and the region
Centroid at 37.3253, -120.4601 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ragsdale scores 6.4
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
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,434 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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.
- 14.8%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.0%Food insecurity
- 14.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.2%Transit barriers
- 10.2%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ragsdale
The score leans hardest on 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 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.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% 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 06047001101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06047001101?
Census tract 06047001101 in the Ragsdale neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 06047001101?
Median gross rent is $1,434/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06047001101?
11.3% of residents in tract 06047001101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,279.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06047001101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 63th, minority 67th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 06047001101 considered part of Ragsdale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06047001101 fall within Ragsdale (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06047001101 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.8% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06047001101 compare to Merced overall?
Tract 06047001101 scores 6.4/10, 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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