Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally
East Niles Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029000906 · Kern, CA · pop 4,089 · 81% of tract blocks fall in East Niles
Tract 06029000906 covers East Niles in Kern County in California. Home to 4,089 residents, it scores 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 94% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,476 a month against an average household income of $71,268 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,247
Renter share28.5%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate19.5%
Median income$71,268
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
National
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Niles and the region
Centroid at 35.3797, -118.9407 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Niles scores 7.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from East Niles
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
19.5% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,476 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Niles
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Niles
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Niles
9.1
How East Niles compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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.
- 25.8%Housing insecurity
- 13.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.5%Food insecurity
- 29.1%SNAP enrollment
- 15.6%Transit barriers
- 21.3%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 39.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Niles
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.2/10. 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 East Niles, 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 77th 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 25.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.3% 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 06029000906
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029000906?
Census tract 06029000906 in East Niles scores 7.2/10 (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 06029000906?
Median gross rent is $1,476/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029000906?
19.5% of residents in tract 06029000906 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,089.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029000906?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 62th, minority 85th, housing 34th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029000906 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.8% 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. 13.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029000906 compare to East Niles overall?
Tract 06029000906 scores 7.2/10, lower than the parent city of East Niles at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Niles; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in East Niles
Top eight tracts in East Niles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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