Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally
Hillcrest Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029000905 · Kern, CA · pop 2,784
Tract 06029000905, home to 2,784 residents in Hillcrest, scores 6.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,387 a month while the average household earns $63,657 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units837
Renter share36.1%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$63,657
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hillcrest and the region
Centroid at 35.3795, -118.9585 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hillcrest scores 6.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hillcrest
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,387 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hillcrest
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hillcrest
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hillcrest
8.4
How Hillcrest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%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.
- 23.2%Housing insecurity
- 12.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.1%Food insecurity
- 25.9%SNAP enrollment
- 14.1%Transit barriers
- 18.6%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 37.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hillcrest
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Hillcrest, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kern County average of 6.1 and in line with 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 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 23.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.1% 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 06029000905
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029000905?
Census tract 06029000905 in Hillcrest scores 6.8/10 (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 06029000905?
Median gross rent is $1,387/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029000905?
12.1% of residents in tract 06029000905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,784.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029000905?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 66th, minority 80th, housing 20th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029000905 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.2% 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. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029000905 compare to Hillcrest overall?
Tract 06029000905 scores 6.8/10, lower than the parent city of Hillcrest at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hillcrest; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hillcrest
Top eight tracts in Hillcrest ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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