Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally
Dos Palos Y Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06047002401 · Merced, CA · pop 1,428 · 11% of tract blocks fall in Dos Palos Y
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 06047002401 in Dos Palos Y ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,428 residents. On the national scale it ranks #53,504 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $743 a month against an average household income of $46,250 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 51%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units548
Renter share65.1%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$46,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dos Palos Y and the region
Centroid at 37.0440, -120.6552 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dos Palos Y scores 7.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dos Palos Y
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
$743 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dos Palos Y
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dos Palos Y
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dos Palos Y
5.3
How Dos Palos Y compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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.
- 24.3%Housing insecurity
- 13.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.7%Food insecurity
- 32.3%SNAP enrollment
- 15.9%Transit barriers
- 20.0%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 41.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dos Palos Y
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Dos Palos Y, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Merced County average of 6.0 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 24.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 74th 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 06047002401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06047002401?
Census tract 06047002401 in Dos Palos Y scores 7.3/10 (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 06047002401?
Median gross rent is $743/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06047002401?
15.9% of residents in tract 06047002401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,428.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06047002401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 15th, minority 81th, housing 64th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06047002401 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.3% 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. 13.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06047002401 compare to Dos Palos Y overall?
Tract 06047002401 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of Dos Palos Y at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dos Palos Y; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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