Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Dustin Acres Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029003304 · Kern, CA · pop 2,683 · 2% of tract blocks fall in Dustin Acres
Census tract 06029003304 covers part of Dustin Acres, CA, and scores 6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,683. 28% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Kern County average of 49.2%.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units760
Renter share28.7%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate15.0%
Median income$74,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
23
th percentile
Low
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dustin Acres and the region
Centroid at 35.2583, -119.5019 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dustin Acres scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dustin Acres
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
15.0% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,176 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dustin Acres
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dustin Acres
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dustin Acres
5.7
How Dustin Acres compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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.
- 23.0%Housing insecurity
- 12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.5%Food insecurity
- 25.9%SNAP enrollment
- 14.0%Transit barriers
- 19.8%No health insurance
- 20.1%Frequent mental distress
- 38.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dustin Acres
The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Average gross rent is $1,176, 31% below the Dustin Acres average.
Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. SNAP participation runs 25.9% against 15.2% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 23.0% against 14.2% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 78th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. The legal-climate inputs (statute speed, court posture, rent-regulation exposure) come from Dustin Acres as a whole. Only the economic and supply signals are measured inside this tract.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.4/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.5 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Kern County average of 6.4 closely. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $74,167. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029003304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029003304?
Census tract 06029003304 in Dustin Acres 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06029003304?
Median gross rent is $1,176/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029003304?
15.0% of residents in tract 06029003304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,683.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029003304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 40th, minority 60th, housing 84th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029003304 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.0% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029003304 compare to Dustin Acres overall?
Tract 06029003304 scores 6/10, right in line with the parent city of Dustin Acres at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dustin Acres; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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