Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally
California City Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029006500 · Kern, CA · pop 4,352 · 39% of tract blocks fall in California City
Tract 06029006500 sits in California eviction laws City, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.1/10. Population here is 4,352. 36% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Kern County average of 49.2%.
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 county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
National
85
th percentile
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-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
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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.
- 25.6%Housing insecurity
- 14.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.8%Food insecurity
- 31.8%SNAP enrollment
- 16.8%Transit barriers
- 20.8%No health insurance
- 20.9%Frequent mental distress
- 40.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in California City
Set annual rent against average income of $32,372 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 2.1/10.
Food insecurity runs 31.8% against 17.8% nationally. At $979 a month, rents run 25% under what the rest of California City commands.
Housing insecurity runs 25.6% against 14.2% nationally. Against the Kern County average of 6.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Social vulnerability reads 8.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
37% 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 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, 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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