Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally
Dos Palos Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06047002403 · Merced, CA · pop 2,949 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Dos Palos
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06047002403 (Dos Palos, California) comes in at 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #13,755 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,013 a month against an average household income of $37,114 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,059
Renter share53.5%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate27.3%
Median income$37,114
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dos Palos and the region
Centroid at 36.9730, -120.6190 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dos Palos scores 8.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dos Palos
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
27.3% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$1,013 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dos Palos
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dos Palos
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dos Palos
6.4
How Dos Palos compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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.
- 29.6%Housing insecurity
- 17.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.3%Food insecurity
- 39.3%SNAP enrollment
- 18.9%Transit barriers
- 22.9%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 42.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dos Palos
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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, 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 29.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 95th 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 06047002403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06047002403?
Census tract 06047002403 in Dos Palos scores 8.2/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06047002403?
Median gross rent is $1,013/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06047002403?
27.3% of residents in tract 06047002403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,949.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06047002403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 93th, minority 87th, housing 70th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06047002403 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.6% 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. 17.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06047002403 compare to Dos Palos overall?
Tract 06047002403 scores 8.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Dos Palos at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dos Palos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dos Palos
Top eight tracts in Dos Palos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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