Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally
Arvin Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029006304 · Kern, CA · pop 4,037 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Arvin
In Arvin, census tract 06029006304 scores 7.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $998 monthly, set against $43,495 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.5
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units957
Renter share62.7%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate35.7%
Median income$43,495
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
National
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Arvin and the region
Centroid at 35.1980, -118.8175 · click any tract to drill in
Why Arvin scores 8.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
35.7% poverty · this tract
8.9
Supply constraint
$998 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%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.
- 37.1%Housing insecurity
- 20.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 49.3%Food insecurity
- 48.4%SNAP enrollment
- 24.3%Transit barriers
- 32.9%No health insurance
- 23.2%Frequent mental distress
- 48.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Arvin
What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 37.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 95th 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 06029006304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029006304?
Census tract 06029006304 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 06029006304?
Median gross rent is $998/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029006304?
35.7% of residents in tract 06029006304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,037.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029006304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 83th, minority 94th, housing 79th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029006304 struggle to pay rent?
About 37.1% 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. 20.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029006304 compare to Arvin overall?
Tract 06029006304 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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