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Census Tract · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally

Fullerton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06059001602 · Orange, CA · pop 4,539

Census tract 06059001602 covers part of Fullerton, CA, and scores 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,539. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.

Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 8% Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,786
Renter share18.9%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$142,381

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 29 tracts In Fullerton
Low
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#259 of 613 tracts In Orange
Elevated
Within state
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#4,881 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
National
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11,988 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fullerton and the region

Centroid at 33.8909, -117.9021 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fullerton scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fullerton
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$2,454 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fullerton
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fullerton
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fullerton
7.2

How Fullerton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fullerton risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.2This tracttract 0016027.6Fullertonparent city7.0Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fullerton

The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.5/10.

57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Orange County average of 51.8%. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.2/10.

Food insecurity runs 9.4% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 7.2% against 15.2% nationally.

At $2,454 a month, rents run 12% over what the rest of Fullerton commands. On the national scale it lands near the 86th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 19% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

Social vulnerability reads 2.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Orange County average of 7.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $142,381.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06059001602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059001602?

Census tract 06059001602 in Fullerton scores 7.2/10 (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 06059001602?

Median gross rent is $2,454/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059001602?

12.0% of residents in tract 06059001602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,539.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059001602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 22th, minority 67th, housing 21th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06059001602 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06059001602 compare to Fullerton overall?

Tract 06059001602 scores 7.2/10, lower than the parent city of Fullerton at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fullerton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fullerton

Top eight tracts in Fullerton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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