Census Tract · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Palm Desert Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06065044911 · Riverside, CA · pop 4,703 · 77% of tract blocks fall in Palm Desert

For landlords sizing up Palm Desert, census tract 06065044911 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than about 88% of US census tracts.

77% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,233 a month against an average household income of $48,370 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 12% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units2,482

Renter share51.5%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate15.7%

Median income$48,370

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Palm Desert and the region

Centroid at 33.7318, -116.3142 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palm Desert scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Palm Desert

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

15.7% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,233 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Palm Desert

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Palm Desert

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Palm Desert

6.9

How Palm Desert 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.

69%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
38%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.

13.9%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
16.3%Food insecurity
15.1%SNAP enrollment
8.8%Transit barriers
8.9%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
36.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Palm Desert

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.2/10. 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 Palm Desert, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Riverside County average of 6.2 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06065044911

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06065044911?

Census tract 06065044911 in Palm Desert scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06065044911?

Median gross rent is $1,233/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06065044911?

15.7% of residents in tract 06065044911 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,703.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06065044911?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 98th, minority 47th, housing 38th.

What share of households in tract 06065044911 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.9% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06065044911 compare to Palm Desert overall?

Tract 06065044911 scores 6.3/10, lower than the parent city of Palm Desert at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palm Desert; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palm Desert

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