Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #2,005 of 84,120 nationally
Empire Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06099002002 · Stanislaus, CA · pop 4,385 · 42% of tract blocks fall in Empire
For landlords sizing up Empire in Stanislaus County, census tract 06099002002 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,123 monthly, set against $53,717 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,435
Renter share43.5%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate27.7%
Median income$53,717
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
National
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Empire and the region
Centroid at 37.6444, -120.9150 · click any tract to drill in
Why Empire scores 8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Empire
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
27.7% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$1,123 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Empire
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Empire
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Empire
8.2
How Empire compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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.
- 22.9%Housing insecurity
- 12.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.9%Food insecurity
- 29.5%SNAP enrollment
- 14.7%Transit barriers
- 17.8%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 41.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Empire
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Empire, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Stanislaus County average of 5.8 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 87th 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 06099002002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06099002002?
Census tract 06099002002 in Empire scores 8/10 (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 06099002002?
Median gross rent is $1,123/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06099002002?
27.7% of residents in tract 06099002002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,385.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06099002002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 85th, minority 75th, housing 76th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06099002002 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.9% 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. 12.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06099002002 compare to Empire overall?
Tract 06099002002 scores 8/10, lower than the parent city of Empire at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Empire; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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