Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally
Los Banos Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06047002306 · Merced, CA · pop 2,891
Here is how census tract 06047002306, in Los Banos, looks to a landlord: a 7.1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,891. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,209 monthly, set against $60,993 in average yearly household income, roughly 43% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units711
Renter share48.8%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate16.3%
Median income$60,993
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Los Banos and the region
Centroid at 37.0633, -120.8152 · click any tract to drill in
Why Los Banos scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Los Banos
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
16.3% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$2,209 rent vs county FMR
9.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Los Banos
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Los Banos
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Los Banos
7.2
How Los Banos compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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.
- 26.2%Housing insecurity
- 13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.1%Food insecurity
- 29.5%SNAP enrollment
- 16.0%Transit barriers
- 20.9%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 36.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Los Banos
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 9.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Los Banos, 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.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 69th 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 26.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.8% 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 06047002306
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06047002306?
Census tract 06047002306 in Los Banos scores 7.1/10 (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 06047002306?
Median gross rent is $2,209/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06047002306?
16.3% of residents in tract 06047002306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,891.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06047002306?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 63th, minority 94th, housing 43th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06047002306 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.2% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06047002306 compare to Los Banos overall?
Tract 06047002306 scores 7.1/10, lower than the parent city of Los Banos at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Banos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Los Banos
Top eight tracts in Los Banos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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