Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
30.2%Housing insecurity
15.9%Utility-shutoff threat
41.4%Food insecurity
38.7%SNAP enrollment
19.7%Transit barriers
26.9%No health insurance
20.7%Frequent mental distress
45.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Delano
Housing insecurity runs 30.2% against 14.2% nationally. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 2/10.
It sits 1.6 points above the Kern County average of 6.4. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.8/10. The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Against Kern County at 49.2%, 43% of renters here are cost-burdened. Average gross rent is $972, 19% below the Delano average.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.1/10. Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $42,773. 50% 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 06029005003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029005003?
Census tract 06029005003 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06029005003?
Median gross rent is $972/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029005003?
23.6% of residents in tract 06029005003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,250.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029005003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 74th, minority 93th, housing 99th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029005003 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.2% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029005003 compare to Delano overall?
Tract 06029005003 scores 8/10, higher 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.