Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
East Niles Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029001003 · Kern, CA · pop 3,338
Census tract 06029001003 belongs to East Niles in Kern County, California. It is home to 3,338 residents and scores 6.7/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 85% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,827 a month while the average household earns $71,806 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units982
Renter share14.9%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$71,806
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
National
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Niles and the region
Centroid at 35.3724, -118.9022 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Niles scores 6.3
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
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,827 rent vs county FMR
8.2
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: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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.
- 23.6%Housing insecurity
- 11.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.7%Food insecurity
- 23.2%SNAP enrollment
- 13.7%Transit barriers
- 20.5%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 34.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Niles
The heaviest input here 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 23.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 81st 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 06029001003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029001003?
Census tract 06029001003 in East Niles scores 6.3/10 (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 06029001003?
Median gross rent is $1,827/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 85% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029001003?
8.2% of residents in tract 06029001003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,338.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029001003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 89th, minority 91th, housing 54th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029001003 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.6% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029001003 compare to East Niles overall?
Tract 06029001003 scores 6.3/10, 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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