Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Colton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06071003612 · San Bernardino, CA · pop 5,197 · 83% of tract blocks fall in Colton

The Elevated-tier score of 6.8/10 for census tract 06071003612 reflects conditions in Colton in San Bernardino County, California. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 74% of renter households, a severe level, and 56% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,767 a month while the average household earns $81,250 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 4% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,398

Renter share15.5%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate16.6%

Median income$81,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Colton and the region

Centroid at 34.0761, -117.3590 · click any tract to drill in

Why Colton scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Colton

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

16.6% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$1,767 rent vs county FMR

2.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Colton

8.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Colton

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Colton

7.5

How Colton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

87%Socioeconomic
73%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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.

22.8%Housing insecurity
10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
28.6%Food insecurity
24.7%SNAP enrollment
13.9%Transit barriers
18.9%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
34.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Colton

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 Colton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the San Bernardino County average of 6.5 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 22.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd 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 06071003612

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06071003612?

Census tract 06071003612 in Colton scores 6.4/10 (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 06071003612?

Median gross rent is $1,767/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06071003612?

16.6% of residents in tract 06071003612 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,197.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06071003612?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 73th, minority 88th, housing 91th.

What share of households in tract 06071003612 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.8% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06071003612 compare to Colton overall?

Tract 06071003612 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of Colton at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Colton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Colton

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