Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally

Westfield Eviction Risk: Elevated , Porterville

Tract 06107003504 · Tulare, CA · pop 6,752 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 06107003504 belongs to the Westfield neighborhood of Porterville, California. It is home to 6,752 residents and scores 6.4/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 86% of US census tracts.

About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,490 monthly, set against $72,890 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 8% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units1,721

Renter share30.6%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate14.8%

Median income$72,890

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Porterville and the region

Centroid at 36.0952, -119.0508 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westfield scores 6.8

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

14.8% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,490 rent vs county FMR

5.4

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 Westfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

83%Socioeconomic
79%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
46%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Westfield. 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.

20.2%Housing insecurity
9.9%Utility-shutoff threat
24.5%Food insecurity
21.7%SNAP enrollment
12.4%Transit barriers
17.3%No health insurance
18.7%Frequent mental distress
35.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westfield

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 20.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 78th 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 06107003504

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06107003504?

Census tract 06107003504 in the Westfield neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 06107003504?

Median gross rent is $1,490/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06107003504?

14.8% of residents in tract 06107003504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,752.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06107003504?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 79th, minority 81th, housing 46th.

Is tract 06107003504 considered part of Westfield?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06107003504 fall within Westfield (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06107003504 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.2% 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. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06107003504 compare to Porterville overall?

Tract 06107003504 scores 6.8/10, 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.