Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Porterville Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06107003501 · Tulare, CA · pop 2,825 · 61% of tract blocks fall in Porterville

Tract 06107003501, home to 2,825 residents in Porterville, scores 6.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #12,152 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,723 monthly, set against $78,500 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 19% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units922

Renter share39.3%

SVI overall0.86

Poverty rate13.0%

Median income$78,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Porterville and the region

Centroid at 36.0906, -119.0847 · click any tract to drill in

Why Porterville scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Porterville

5.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

13.0% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,723 rent vs county FMR

7.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Porterville

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Porterville

8.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Porterville

7.8

How Porterville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

65%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
73%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.

15.4%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
19.5%Food insecurity
18.3%SNAP enrollment
10.3%Transit barriers
12.2%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
34.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Porterville

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Porterville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tulare County average of 6.0 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 15.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 86th 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 06107003501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06107003501?

Census tract 06107003501 in Porterville scores 6.5/10 (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 06107003501?

Median gross rent is $1,723/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06107003501?

13.0% of residents in tract 06107003501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,825.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06107003501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 90th, minority 73th, housing 91th.

What share of households in tract 06107003501 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.4% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06107003501 compare to Porterville overall?

Tract 06107003501 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Porterville at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Porterville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Porterville

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