Census Tract · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Delano Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06029004605 ·
Kern, CA · pop 3,447 · 5% of tract blocks fall in Delano
06029004605 is a census tract in Delano, CA. It scores 5.3/10 for landlords. 27% 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
5.3
Moderate
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.
Within parent city
33th percentile
#9 of 13 tracts In Delano
Low
Within county
33th percentile
#159 of 236 tracts In Kern
Low
Within state
10th percentile
#8,206 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
National
67th percentile
#28,095 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Delano and the region
Centroid at 35.6699, -119.1793 · click any tract to drill in
Why Delano scores 5.3
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.
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
The clearest offset is economic stress at 2.1/10. Cost burden runs 58% here against 49.2% across Kern County.
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.8/10. Against the Kern County average of 6.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points. Housing insecurity runs 23.7% against 14.2% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.1/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 19.2% against 11.3% nationally. Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $88,688, annual rent is just 15%. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.2 points cooler.
Average gross rent is $1,113, close to the Delano average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029004605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004605?
Census tract 06029004605 in Delano scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 06029004605?
Median gross rent is $1,113/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
How does tract 06029004605 compare to Delano overall?
Tract 06029004605 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of Delano at 6.6/10. 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.