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Census Tract · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally

Delano Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06029004904 · Kern, CA · pop 3,121

For landlords sizing up Delano, census tract 06029004904 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. It lands near the 94th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,167 a month while the average household earns $51,625 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 13% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units844
Renter share34.7%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate32.7%
Median income$51,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 13 tracts In Delano
Very High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#42 of 236 tracts In Kern
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#676 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
National
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#1,608 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Delano and the region

Centroid at 35.7795, -119.2323 · click any tract to drill in

Why Delano scores 8.2

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
32.7% poverty · this tract
8.2
Supply constraint
$1,167 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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.
Delano risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.28.2This tracttract 004904Delano: 7.97.9Delanoparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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 Delano

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 84th 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 26.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.8% 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 06029004904

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004904?

Census tract 06029004904 in Delano scores 8.2/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06029004904?

Median gross rent is $1,167/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004904?

32.7% of residents in tract 06029004904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,121.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 63th, minority 99th, housing 57th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06029004904 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.9% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06029004904 compare to Delano overall?

Tract 06029004904 scores 8.2/10, higher 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.

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