Census Tract · Ranked #2,005 of 84,120 nationally

Delano Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06029004802 · Kern, CA · pop 6,067

How risky is Delano for landlords? Census tract 06029004802 scores 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #10,291 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $864 a month against an average household income of $46,604 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 60% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 32% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units2,106

Renter share60.0%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate25.4%

Median income$46,604

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Delano and the region

Centroid at 35.7573, -119.2518 · click any tract to drill in

Why Delano scores 8

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

25.4% poverty · this tract

6.4

Supply constraint

$864 rent vs county FMR

1.3

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: 95

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

97%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
73%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.

31.8%Housing insecurity
17.0%Utility-shutoff threat
42.4%Food insecurity
40.0%SNAP enrollment
20.2%Transit barriers
27.3%No health insurance
21.1%Frequent mental distress
44.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Delano

The score leans hardest on 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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 31.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 95th 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.

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 06029004802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004802?

Census tract 06029004802 in Delano scores 8/10 (High 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 06029004802?

Median gross rent is $864/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004802?

25.4% of residents in tract 06029004802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,067.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 87th, minority 95th, housing 73th.

What share of households in tract 06029004802 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.8% 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. 17.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029004802 compare to Delano overall?

Tract 06029004802 scores 8/10, right in line with 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.