Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Fullerton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06059011708 · Orange, CA · pop 5,221 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Fullerton

With a score of 6.2/10, tract 06059011708 in Fullerton in Orange County ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,221 residents. That is riskier than about 81% of US census tracts.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,171 a month against an average household income of $86,836 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 75% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 30% Owners 25%

Tract context

Occupied units1,816

Renter share75.1%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate17.3%

Median income$86,836

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fullerton and the region

Centroid at 33.8930, -117.8785 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fullerton scores 6.2

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

17.3% poverty · this tract

4.3

Supply constraint

$2,171 rent vs county FMR

2.5

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

74%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
70%Racial/ethnic minority
81%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.

14.2%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
16.1%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
9.3%Transit barriers
9.0%No health insurance
19.2%Frequent mental distress
26.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fullerton

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Fullerton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Orange County average of 5.7 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 73rd 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 14.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% 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 06059011708

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06059011708?

Census tract 06059011708 in Fullerton scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06059011708?

Median gross rent is $2,171/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06059011708?

17.3% of residents in tract 06059011708 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,221.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06059011708?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 30th, minority 70th, housing 81th.

What share of households in tract 06059011708 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.2% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06059011708 compare to Fullerton overall?

Tract 06059011708 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Fullerton at 8/10. 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.