Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally
Bakersfield Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029002001 · Kern, CA · pop 3,707
With a score of 7.5/10, tract 06029002001 in Bakersfield, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,707. Severe burden reaches 50%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
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.Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bakersfield and the region
Centroid at 35.3604, -119.0074 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bakersfield scores 7.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
Against Kern County at 49.2%, 81% of renters here are cost-burdened. Annualized rent equals 90% of average household income of $14,821, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. SNAP participation runs 68.0% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 71%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
88% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Adults with no health insurance runs 30.6% against 11.3% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,109, 25% below the Bakersfield average.
It sits 1.1 points above the Kern County average of 6.4. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 3/10. On the national scale it lands near the 88th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029002001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029002001?
Census tract 06029002001 in Bakersfield scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
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.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
How does tract 06029002001 compare to Bakersfield overall?
Tract 06029002001 scores 7.5/10, higher than the parent city of Bakersfield at 6.1/10. 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.
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