Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #434 of 84,120 nationally
East Bakersfield Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029001202 · Kern, CA · pop 6,420 · 58% of tract blocks fall in East Bakersfield
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06029001202 (East Bakersfield, California) comes in at 9/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,008 a month against an average household income of $35,182 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 88% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 53%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 12%
Tract context
Occupied units1,769
Renter share88.1%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate44.0%
Median income$35,182
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Bakersfield and the region
Centroid at 35.3771, -118.9754 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Bakersfield scores 9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from East Bakersfield
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
44.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,008 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Bakersfield
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Bakersfield
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Bakersfield
9.0
How East Bakersfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%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.
- 41.4%Housing insecurity
- 26.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 55.0%Food insecurity
- 58.2%SNAP enrollment
- 28.3%Transit barriers
- 31.8%No health insurance
- 25.3%Frequent mental distress
- 50.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Bakersfield
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 East Bakersfield eviction risk, 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 41.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 26.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th 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 06029001202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029001202?
Census tract 06029001202 in East Bakersfield scores 9/10 (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 06029001202?
Median gross rent is $1,008/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029001202?
44.0% of residents in tract 06029001202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,420.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029001202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 98th, minority 86th, housing 92th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029001202 struggle to pay rent?
About 41.4% 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. 26.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029001202 compare to East Bakersfield overall?
Tract 06029001202 scores 9/10, higher than the parent city of East Bakersfield at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Bakersfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in East Bakersfield
Top eight tracts in East Bakersfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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