Within neighborhood
43
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #2,214 of 84,120 nationally
Ragsdale Eviction Risk: Elevated , Merced
Tract 06047001402 · Merced, CA · pop 4,529 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 06047001402 belongs to Ragsdale in Merced, California. It is home to 4,529 residents and scores 6.5/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 88% of US census tracts.
54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,113 monthly, set against $55,037 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,613
Renter share41.7%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate24.4%
Median income$55,037
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merced and the region
Centroid at 37.3030, -120.4432 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ragsdale scores 7.9
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
24.4% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,113 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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.
- 19.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.6%Food insecurity
- 23.2%SNAP enrollment
- 12.6%Transit barriers
- 13.9%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ragsdale
What moves this score most 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 19.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 97th 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 06047001402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06047001402?
Census tract 06047001402 in the Ragsdale neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (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 06047001402?
Median gross rent is $1,113/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06047001402?
24.4% of residents in tract 06047001402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,529.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06047001402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 98th, minority 76th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 06047001402 considered part of Ragsdale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06047001402 fall within Ragsdale (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06047001402 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.5% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06047001402 compare to Merced overall?
Tract 06047001402 scores 7.9/10, 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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