Neighborhood · Ranked #4,119 of 84,120 nationally

Ragsdale Eviction Risk: High , Merced

Tract 06047001302 · Merced, CA · pop 2,911 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

06047001302 is a census tract in the Ragsdale area of Merced, CA. It scores 9/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,911. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 29% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units1,105

Renter share77.5%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate29.8%

Median income$41,114

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Merced and the region

Centroid at 37.3040, -120.4782 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ragsdale scores 9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

29.8% poverty · this tract

7.5

Supply constraint

$1,030 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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: 98

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

99%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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.

26.9%Housing insecurity
16.5%Utility-shutoff threat
36.0%Food insecurity
37.9%SNAP enrollment
18.1%Transit barriers
18.1%No health insurance
21.6%Frequent mental distress
42.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ragsdale

Cost burden runs 63% here against 43.3% across Merced County. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.

This is renter territory: 77% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. It sits 1.9 points above the Merced County average of 7.1. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.8/10. Average gross rent is $1,030, 26% below the Merced average.

Housing insecurity runs 26.9% against 14.2% nationally. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.8/10.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.5% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Nationally it ranks #4,119 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06047001302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06047001302?

Census tract 06047001302 in the Ragsdale neighborhood scores 9/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06047001302?

Median gross rent is $1,030/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06047001302?

29.8% of residents in tract 06047001302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,911.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06047001302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 92th, minority 87th, housing 91th.

Is tract 06047001302 considered part of Ragsdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06047001302 fall within Ragsdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06047001302 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.9% 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. 16.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06047001302 compare to Merced overall?

Tract 06047001302 scores 9/10, higher than the parent city of Merced at 7.6/10. 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.