Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally
California City Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029005511 · Kern, CA · pop 4,393
Tract 06029005511 sits in California eviction laws City, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7/10. Population here is 4,393. 32% 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
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,713
Renter share45.2%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate20.4%
Median income$52,435
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
National
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across California City and the region
Centroid at 35.1255, -117.9766 · click any tract to drill in
Why California City scores 7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from California City
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
20.4% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$900 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from California City
5.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from California City
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from California City
5.2
How California City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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.
- 24.1%Housing insecurity
- 15.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.9%Food insecurity
- 34.4%SNAP enrollment
- 16.3%Transit barriers
- 13.3%No health insurance
- 22.2%Frequent mental distress
- 41.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in California City
The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 61% here against 49.2% across Kern County. Average gross rent is $900, 31% below the California City average.
Food insecurity runs 30.9% against 17.8% nationally. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Housing insecurity runs 24.1% against 14.2% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Kern County average of 6.4 closely. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $52,435.
45% 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 06029005511
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029005511?
Census tract 06029005511 in California City scores 7/10 (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 06029005511?
Median gross rent is $900/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029005511?
20.4% of residents in tract 06029005511 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,393.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029005511?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 88th, minority 75th, housing 37th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029005511 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.1% 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. 15.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029005511 compare to California City overall?
Tract 06029005511 scores 7/10, higher than the parent city of California City at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from California eviction laws City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in California City
Top eight tracts in California City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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