Within parent city
23
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
Merced Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06047001801 · Merced, CA · pop 5,472 · 50% of tract blocks fall in Merced
For landlords sizing up Merced, census tract 06047001801 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. That is riskier than about 73% of US census tracts.
About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,261 monthly, set against $90,341 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,121
Renter share37.0%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$90,341
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merced and the region
Centroid at 37.3433, -120.4370 · click any tract to drill in
Why Merced scores 6.6
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
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,261 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Merced compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 81%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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.2%Food insecurity
- 10.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.9%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 26.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Merced
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 safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 44th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06047001801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06047001801?
Census tract 06047001801 in Merced scores 6.6/10 (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 06047001801?
Median gross rent is $1,261/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06047001801?
15.9% of residents in tract 06047001801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,472.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06047001801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 16th, minority 81th, housing 52th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06047001801 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06047001801 compare to Merced overall?
Tract 06047001801 scores 6.6/10, 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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