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Census Tract · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally

East Niles Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06029002303 · Kern, CA · pop 3,610 · 42% of tract blocks fall in East Niles

Census tract 06029002303 covers part of East Niles, CA, and scores 7.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,610. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10.

Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 17% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units927
Renter share32.9%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$54,485

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 8 tracts In East Niles
Moderate
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#52 of 236 tracts In Kern
High
Within state
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#4,223 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
National
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#9,927 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across East Niles and the region

Centroid at 35.3577, -118.9345 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Niles scores 7.6

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
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,066 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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.
East Niles risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.6This tracttract 0023037.0East Nilesparent city6.4Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

On the high side, housing-court posture reads 9.1/10. Housing insecurity runs 30.4% against 14.2% nationally.

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.2/10. 16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Against the Kern County average of 6.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points. Average gross rent is $1,066, 15% below the East Niles average.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 88th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.6/10.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. 47% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $54,485.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06029002303

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029002303?

Census tract 06029002303 in East Niles scores 7.6/10 (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 06029002303?

Median gross rent is $1,066/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029002303?

17.6% of residents in tract 06029002303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,610.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029002303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 55th, minority 93th, housing 93th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06029002303 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.4% 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. 15.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06029002303 compare to East Niles overall?

Tract 06029002303 scores 7.6/10, higher than the parent city of East Niles at 7/10. 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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