Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Bakersfield Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06029003137 · Kern, CA · pop 3,192

Census tract 06029003137 sits in Bakersfield eviction risk, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #34,847 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,395 monthly, set against $66,227 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 32% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units950

Renter share53.9%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate8.2%

Median income$66,227

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bakersfield and the region

Centroid at 35.3025, -119.0250 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bakersfield scores 6.4

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

8.2% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,395 rent vs county FMR

5.1

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: 89

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

83%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
77%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.

25.2%Housing insecurity
12.1%Utility-shutoff threat
30.0%Food insecurity
25.6%SNAP enrollment
14.6%Transit barriers
20.8%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
36.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bakersfield

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 below the Kern County average of 6.1 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 89th 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 25.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06029003137

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029003137?

Census tract 06029003137 in Bakersfield scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06029003137?

Median gross rent is $1,395/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029003137?

8.2% of residents in tract 06029003137 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,192.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029003137?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 85th, minority 90th, housing 77th.

What share of households in tract 06029003137 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.2% 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. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029003137 compare to Bakersfield overall?

Tract 06029003137 scores 6.4/10, lower 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.