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Census Tract · Ranked #2,438 of 84,120 nationally

California City Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06029005512 · Kern, CA · pop 3,646

California City anchors census tract 06029005512, which lands at 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 73% of renter households, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $998 monthly, set against $47,756 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 14% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,260
Renter share52.9%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate33.8%
Median income$47,756

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In California City
Very High
Within county
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#68 of 236 tracts In Kern
Elevated
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#1,113 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
National
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#2,438 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across California City and the region

Centroid at 35.1274, -117.9554 · click any tract to drill in

Why California City scores 7.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
33.8% poverty · this tract
8.5
Supply constraint
$998 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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.
California City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.87.8This tracttract 005512California City: 7.87.8California Cityparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in California City

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.5/10. 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 California eviction laws City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kern County average of 6.1 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 25.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06029005512

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029005512?

Census tract 06029005512 in California City scores 7.8/10 (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 06029005512?

Median gross rent is $998/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029005512?

33.8% of residents in tract 06029005512 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,646.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029005512?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 95th, minority 77th, housing 20th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06029005512 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.3% 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. 16.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06029005512 compare to California City overall?

Tract 06029005512 scores 7.8/10, right in line with the parent city of California City at 7.8/10. 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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