Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #3,157 of 84,120 nationally
La Cresta Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029001402 · Kern, CA · pop 2,729 · 76% of tract blocks fall in La Cresta
Census tract 06029001402 covers La Cresta in Kern County, home to 2,729 residents. For landlords it grades 6.6/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 89th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,091 a month against an average household income of $42,083 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 74% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units960
Renter share73.5%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$42,083
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across La Cresta and the region
Centroid at 35.3940, -118.9782 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Cresta scores 7.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from La Cresta
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,091 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Cresta
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Cresta
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Cresta
7.6
How La Cresta compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%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.
- 31.1%Housing insecurity
- 17.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 40.2%Food insecurity
- 39.6%SNAP enrollment
- 19.8%Transit barriers
- 25.1%No health insurance
- 21.9%Frequent mental distress
- 44.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Cresta
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 La Cresta, 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 98th 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 31.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.4% 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 06029001402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029001402?
Census tract 06029001402 in La Cresta scores 7.5/10 (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 06029001402?
Median gross rent is $1,091/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029001402?
14.9% of residents in tract 06029001402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,729.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029001402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 93th, minority 93th, housing 97th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029001402 struggle to pay rent?
About 31.1% 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. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029001402 compare to La Cresta overall?
Tract 06029001402 scores 7.5/10, lower than the parent city of La Cresta at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Cresta; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in La Cresta
Top eight tracts in La Cresta ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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