Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #2,892 of 84,120 nationally
Lamont Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029006405 · Kern, CA · pop 2,543
Census tract 06029006405 belongs to Lamont, California. It is home to 2,543 residents and scores 6.8/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,128 monthly, set against $51,106 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units639
Renter share32.2%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$51,106
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
85
th percentile
High
National
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lamont and the region
Centroid at 35.2715, -118.9135 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lamont scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lamont
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,128 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lamont
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lamont
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lamont
9.0
How Lamont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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.
- 37.1%Housing insecurity
- 21.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 49.0%Food insecurity
- 48.3%SNAP enrollment
- 24.1%Transit barriers
- 31.5%No health insurance
- 22.9%Frequent mental distress
- 47.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lamont
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Lamont, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 37.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 86th 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.
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 06029006405
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029006405?
Census tract 06029006405 in Lamont 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 06029006405?
Median gross rent is $1,128/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029006405?
19.7% of residents in tract 06029006405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,543.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029006405?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 60th, minority 98th, housing 55th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029006405 struggle to pay rent?
About 37.1% 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. 21.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029006405 compare to Lamont overall?
Tract 06029006405 scores 7.6/10, lower than the parent city of Lamont at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lamont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lamont
Top eight tracts in Lamont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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