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Census Tract · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally

California City Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06029006500 · Kern, CA · pop 4,352 · 39% of tract blocks fall in California City

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06029006500 (California City in Kern County, California) comes in at 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #34,852 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $979 monthly, set against $32,372 in average yearly household income, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.

Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 24% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units977
Renter share37.1%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$32,372

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In California City
Elevated
Within county
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#109 of 236 tracts In Kern
Moderate
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#1,980 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
National
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#4,396 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across California City and the region

Centroid at 35.2097, -117.8866 · click any tract to drill in

Why California City scores 7.1

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
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$979 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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: 7.17.1This tracttract 006500California City: 7.87.8California Cityparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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 eviction process difficulty at 6.4/10. 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 California eviction laws City, 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 86th 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 25.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.9% 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 06029006500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029006500?

Census tract 06029006500 in California City scores 7.1/10 (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 06029006500?

Median gross rent is $979/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029006500?

16.7% of residents in tract 06029006500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,352.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029006500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 61th, minority 79th, housing 70th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06029006500 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.6% 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. 14.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06029006500 compare to California City overall?

Tract 06029006500 scores 7.1/10, lower than 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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