Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Bakersfield Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06029003218 · Kern, CA · pop 6,161

How risky is Bakersfield in Kern County for landlords? Census tract 06029003218 scores 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #22,583 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 59% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,837 a month while the average household earns $113,347 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 3% Owners 93%

Tract context

Occupied units1,785

Renter share7.1%

SVI overall0.30

Poverty rate8.2%

Median income$113,347

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bakersfield and the region

Centroid at 35.2888, -119.0656 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bakersfield scores 5.5

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

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,837 rent vs county FMR

8.3

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: 30

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

19%Socioeconomic
24%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
42%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.

13.5%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
15.1%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
9.4%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
22.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bakersfield

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.3/10. 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 about the same as the Kern County average of 6.1 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06029003218

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029003218?

Census tract 06029003218 in Bakersfield scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 06029003218?

Median gross rent is $1,837/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029003218?

8.2% of residents in tract 06029003218 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,161.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029003218?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 24th, minority 80th, housing 42th.

What share of households in tract 06029003218 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.5% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029003218 compare to Bakersfield overall?

Tract 06029003218 scores 5.5/10, 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.