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Census Tract · Ranked #1,455 of 84,120 nationally

East Niles Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06029001104 · Kern, CA · pop 2,562

With a score of 7.4/10, tract 06029001104 in East Niles in Kern County ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,562 residents. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,247 monthly, set against $50,288 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
8.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 20% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units677
Renter share44.5%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate42.6%
Median income$50,288

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 8 tracts In East Niles
High
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#38 of 236 tracts In Kern
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#603 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
National
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#1,455 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across East Niles and the region

Centroid at 35.3698, -118.9363 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Niles scores 8.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
42.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,247 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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.
East Niles risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.38.3This tracttract 001104East Niles: 8.28.2East Nilesparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Niles

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 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 93rd 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 35.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.4% 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 06029001104

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029001104?

Census tract 06029001104 in East Niles scores 8.3/10 (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 06029001104?

Median gross rent is $1,247/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029001104?

42.6% of residents in tract 06029001104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,562.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029001104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 86th, minority 88th, housing 55th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06029001104 struggle to pay rent?

About 35.4% 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. 20.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06029001104 compare to East Niles overall?

Tract 06029001104 scores 8.3/10, right in line with 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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