Within parent city
95
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally
Bakersfield Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029002814 · Kern, CA · pop 4,032
Tract 06029002814 sits in Bakersfield eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.5/10. Population here is 4,032. 35% 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
7.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,575
Renter share63.5%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate23.8%
Median income$41,894
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bakersfield and the region
Centroid at 35.3359, -119.0496 · 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
23.8% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,131 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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.
- 27.7%Housing insecurity
- 16.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.0%Food insecurity
- 37.5%SNAP enrollment
- 18.6%Transit barriers
- 19.5%No health insurance
- 22.6%Frequent mental distress
- 43.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bakersfield
Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income of $41,894, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Against Kern County at 49.2%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened. Average gross rent is $1,131, 23% below the Bakersfield average.
The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. It sits 1.1 points above the Kern County average of 6.4. Adults with no health insurance runs 19.5% against 11.3% nationally.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Nationally it ranks #10,320 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. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.8/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029002814
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029002814?
Census tract 06029002814 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 06029002814?
Median gross rent is $1,131/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029002814?
23.8% of residents in tract 06029002814 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,032.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029002814?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 98th, minority 81th, housing 90th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029002814 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.7% 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. 16.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029002814 compare to Bakersfield overall?
Tract 06029002814 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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