Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
Kernville Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029005207 · Kern, CA · pop 1,910 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Kernville
With a score of 6.3/10, tract 06029005207 in Kernville, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,910. 100% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 0%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units808
Renter share7.1%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$48,275
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kernville and the region
Centroid at 35.6773, -118.1014 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kernville scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kernville
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kernville
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kernville
1.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kernville
4.3
How Kernville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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.
- 11.9%Housing insecurity
- 8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.5%Food insecurity
- 20.4%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 40.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kernville
100% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Kern County average of 49.2%. The clearest offset is tenant-organizing strength at 1/10.
Nationally it ranks #16,571 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 7% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.3/10.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Kern County average of 6.4 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029005207
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029005207?
Census tract 06029005207 in Kernville 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 poverty rate in tract 06029005207?
14.6% of residents in tract 06029005207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,910.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029005207?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 26th, minority 33th, housing 95th.
Q4
What share of households in tract 06029005207 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.9% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5
How does tract 06029005207 compare to Kernville overall?
Tract 06029005207 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Kernville at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kernville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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