Within parent city
87
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally
Bakersfield Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029006201 · Kern, CA · pop 2,473 · 12% of tract blocks fall in Bakersfield
With a score of 7.5/10, tract 06029006201 in Bakersfield, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,473. Food insecurity runs 40.8% against 17.8% nationally.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units675
Renter share54.5%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate30.2%
Median income$51,723
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
70
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 35.2620, -118.9369 · 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
30.2% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$866 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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.
- 30.7%Housing insecurity
- 17.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 40.8%Food insecurity
- 40.8%SNAP enrollment
- 20.2%Transit barriers
- 26.0%No health insurance
- 22.2%Frequent mental distress
- 47.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bakersfield
Average gross rent is $866, 41% below the Bakersfield average. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.3/10. 38% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Kern County average of 49.2%.
The poverty rate is 30%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Adults with no health insurance runs 26.0% against 11.3% nationally. Running hot, economic stress reads 7.6/10.
It sits 1.1 points above the Kern County average of 6.4. 11% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Nationally it ranks #10,320 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.8/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $51,723. 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029006201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029006201?
Census tract 06029006201 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 06029006201?
Median gross rent is $866/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029006201?
30.2% of residents in tract 06029006201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,473.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029006201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 76th, minority 89th, housing 96th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029006201 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.7% 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. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029006201 compare to Bakersfield overall?
Tract 06029006201 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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