Tract 06085502203 ·
Santa Clara, CA · pop 4,211 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 06085502203 covers part of the Fruitdale area of San Jose, CA, and scores 9.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,211. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
9.5
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%Stable renters 35%Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,792
Renter share61.4%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$111,935
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
83th percentile
#2 of 7 tracts In Fruitdale
High
Within parent city
69th percentile
#67 of 216 tracts In San Jose
Elevated
Within county
83th percentile
#69 of 408 tracts In Santa Clara
High
Within state
87th percentile
#1,235 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across San Jose and the region
Centroid at 37.3064, -121.9181 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fruitdale scores 9.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$2,591 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from San Jose
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
9.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from San Jose
8.5
How Fruitdale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.0%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
10.2%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
15.5%Frequent mental distress
26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fruitdale
On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.3/10.
18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 1.5 points above the Santa Clara County average of 8.0.
That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 5.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.0 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 42% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $2,591, close to the San Jose average.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $111,935. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 06085502203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085502203?
Census tract 06085502203 in the Fruitdale neighborhood scores 9.5/10 (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 06085502203?
Median gross rent is $2,591/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06085502203?
9.0% of residents in tract 06085502203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,211.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06085502203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 9th, minority 75th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 06085502203 considered part of Fruitdale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085502203 fall within Fruitdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06085502203 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06085502203 compare to San Jose overall?
Tract 06085502203 scores 9.5/10, higher than the parent city of San Jose at 9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from San Jose eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in San Jose
Top eight tracts in San Jose ranked by composite eviction-risk score.