Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally
Bakersfield Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029002813 · Kern, CA · pop 4,267 · 71% of tract blocks fall in Bakersfield
06029002813 is a census tract in Bakersfield, CA. It scores 6.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,267. 23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,600
Renter share74.9%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate20.3%
Median income$59,049
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bakersfield and the region
Centroid at 35.3431, -119.0506 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bakersfield scores 6.8
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
20.3% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,181 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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.
- 23.0%Housing insecurity
- 12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.4%Food insecurity
- 26.3%SNAP enrollment
- 14.5%Transit barriers
- 15.6%No health insurance
- 21.3%Frequent mental distress
- 36.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bakersfield
This is renter territory: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. At $1,181 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Bakersfield commands.
The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Food insecurity runs 27.4% against 17.8% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 23.0% against 14.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #13,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. The legal-climate inputs (statute speed, court posture, rent-regulation exposure) come from Bakersfield eviction risk as a whole. Only the economic and supply signals are measured inside this tract.
Social vulnerability reads 9.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
49% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Kern County average of 6.4 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029002813
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029002813?
Census tract 06029002813 in Bakersfield 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06029002813?
Median gross rent is $1,181/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029002813?
20.3% of residents in tract 06029002813 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,267.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029002813?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 62th, minority 84th, housing 89th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029002813 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.0% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029002813 compare to Bakersfield overall?
Tract 06029002813 scores 6.8/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bakersfield
Top eight tracts in Bakersfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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7.5
/ 10 · High
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7.5
/ 10 · High
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7.5
/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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