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Census Tract · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally

Arvin Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06029006301 · Kern, CA · pop 3,644 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Arvin

How risky is Arvin for landlords? Census tract 06029006301 scores 7.1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $973 a month while the average household earns $44,087 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
8.5
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 21% Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units975
Renter share45.8%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate30.5%
Median income$44,087

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Arvin
Low
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#32 of 236 tracts In Kern
High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#420 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
National
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#1,107 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Arvin and the region

Centroid at 35.2236, -118.8334 · click any tract to drill in

Why Arvin scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Arvin
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
30.5% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$973 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arvin
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arvin
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arvin
8.7

How Arvin compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Arvin risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.58.5This tracttract 006301Arvin: 8.28.2Arvinparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Arvin

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Arvin, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kern County average of 6.1 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 34.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th 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 06029006301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029006301?

Census tract 06029006301 in Arvin scores 8.5/10 (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 06029006301?

Median gross rent is $973/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029006301?

30.5% of residents in tract 06029006301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,644.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029006301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 88th, minority 94th, housing 95th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06029006301 struggle to pay rent?

About 34.0% 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. 18.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06029006301 compare to Arvin overall?

Tract 06029006301 scores 8.5/10, higher than the parent city of Arvin at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arvin; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Arvin

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

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