Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally
Hillcrest Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029001107 · Kern, CA · pop 2,702
For landlords sizing up Hillcrest, census tract 06029001107 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,156 a month while the average household earns $56,162 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units667
Renter share76.5%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate32.2%
Median income$56,162
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hillcrest and the region
Centroid at 35.3743, -118.9580 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hillcrest scores 8.2
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
32.2% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$1,156 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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.
- 36.9%Housing insecurity
- 20.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 48.2%Food insecurity
- 46.5%SNAP enrollment
- 23.6%Transit barriers
- 32.0%No health insurance
- 23.5%Frequent mental distress
- 47.6%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 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 95th 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 36.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.1% 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 06029001107
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029001107?
Census tract 06029001107 in Hillcrest scores 8.2/10 (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 06029001107?
Median gross rent is $1,156/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029001107?
32.2% of residents in tract 06029001107 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,702.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029001107?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 94th, minority 93th, housing 88th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029001107 struggle to pay rent?
About 36.9% 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. 20.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029001107 compare to Hillcrest overall?
Tract 06029001107 scores 8.2/10, right in line with 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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