Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Delano Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06029004605 · Kern, CA · pop 3,447 · 5% of tract blocks fall in Delano

Tract 06029004605 covers Delano in California. Home to 3,447 residents, it scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 79% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,113 a month while the average household earns $88,688 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 12% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units846

Renter share28.4%

SVI overall0.45

Poverty rate8.5%

Median income$88,688

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Delano and the region

Centroid at 35.6699, -119.1793 · click any tract to drill in

Why Delano scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Delano

4.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

8.5% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,113 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Delano

7.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Delano

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Delano

7.1

How Delano compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

48%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
36%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.

23.7%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
30.9%Food insecurity
26.5%SNAP enrollment
14.6%Transit barriers
19.2%No health insurance
19.1%Frequent mental distress
36.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Delano

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 Delano, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 45th 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 23.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.8% 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 06029004605

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004605?

Census tract 06029004605 in Delano scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06029004605?

Median gross rent is $1,113/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004605?

8.5% of residents in tract 06029004605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,447.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 27th, minority 87th, housing 36th.

What share of households in tract 06029004605 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.7% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029004605 compare to Delano overall?

Tract 06029004605 scores 6/10, lower than the parent city of Delano at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Delano; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Delano

Top eight tracts in Delano ranked by composite eviction-risk score.