Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally
McFarland Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029004702 · Kern, CA · pop 3,755 · 84% of tract blocks fall in McFarland
Eviction risk in McFarland in Kern County centers on tract 06029004702, which scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,755 residents. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,124 a month against an average household income of $39,464 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.5
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,043
Renter share58.5%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate35.5%
Median income$39,464
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
National
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across McFarland and the region
Centroid at 35.6753, -119.2157 · click any tract to drill in
Why McFarland scores 8.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from McFarland
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
35.5% poverty · this tract
8.9
Supply constraint
$1,124 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from McFarland
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from McFarland
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from McFarland
8.6
How McFarland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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.
- 43.2%Housing insecurity
- 26.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 58.8%Food insecurity
- 60.5%SNAP enrollment
- 29.9%Transit barriers
- 38.0%No health insurance
- 24.4%Frequent mental distress
- 54.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in McFarland
What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from McFarland, 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 43.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 26.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 90th 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 06029004702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004702?
Census tract 06029004702 in McFarland scores 8.5/10 (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 06029004702?
Median gross rent is $1,124/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004702?
35.5% of residents in tract 06029004702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,755.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 87th, minority 97th, housing 39th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029004702 struggle to pay rent?
About 43.2% 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. 26.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029004702 compare to McFarland overall?
Tract 06029004702 scores 8.5/10, higher than the parent city of McFarland at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from McFarland; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in McFarland
Top eight tracts in McFarland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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