Census Tract · Ranked #675 of 84,120 nationally

Bakersfield Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06029002001 · Kern, CA · pop 3,707

Here is how census tract 06029002001, in Bakersfield eviction risk in Kern County, looks to a landlord: a 6.6/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,707. On the national scale it ranks #8,878 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 81% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,109 a month against an average household income of $14,821 a year, roughly 90% of income at the averages. About 88% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.8

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 71% Stable renters 17% Owners 12%

Tract context

Occupied units1,174

Renter share88.1%

SVI overall1.00

Poverty rate71.5%

Median income$14,821

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bakersfield and the region

Centroid at 35.3604, -119.0074 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bakersfield scores 8.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Bakersfield

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

71.5% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,109 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Bakersfield

4.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Bakersfield

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Bakersfield

5.5

How Bakersfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

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

99%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
93%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.

44.5%Housing insecurity
31.6%Utility-shutoff threat
60.9%Food insecurity
68.0%SNAP enrollment
32.9%Transit barriers
30.6%No health insurance
26.6%Frequent mental distress
56.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bakersfield

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Bakersfield eviction risk, 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 100th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 44.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 31.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06029002001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029002001?

Census tract 06029002001 in Bakersfield scores 8.8/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06029002001?

Median gross rent is $1,109/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029002001?

71.5% of residents in tract 06029002001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,707.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029002001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 98th, minority 93th, housing 93th.

What share of households in tract 06029002001 struggle to pay rent?

About 44.5% 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. 31.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029002001 compare to Bakersfield overall?

Tract 06029002001 scores 8.8/10, higher than the parent city of Bakersfield at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bakersfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bakersfield

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