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Census Tract · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally

McFarland Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06029004703 · Kern, CA · pop 4,891 · 87% of tract blocks fall in McFarland

06029004703 is a census tract in McFarland, CA. It scores 7.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,891 residents. 72% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Kern County average of 49.2%.

Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 6% Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,054
Renter share22.0%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate16.3%
Median income$61,583

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In McFarland
Very Low
Within county
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#88 of 236 tracts In Kern
Elevated
Within state
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#4,881 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
National
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11,988 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across McFarland and the region

Centroid at 35.6670, -119.2418 · click any tract to drill in

Why McFarland scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
16.3% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,183 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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.
McFarland risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.2This tracttract 0047037.0McFarlandparent city6.4Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in McFarland

SNAP participation runs 38.0% against 15.2% nationally. The severe-burden share is 31%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 8.6/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 27.8% against 11.3% nationally.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.2/10. It sits 0.8 points above the Kern County average of 6.4. On the national scale it lands near the 86th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06029004703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004703?

Census tract 06029004703 in McFarland scores 7.2/10 (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 06029004703?

Median gross rent is $1,183/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004703?

16.3% of residents in tract 06029004703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,891.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 68th, minority 96th, housing 81th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06029004703 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.2% 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. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06029004703 compare to McFarland overall?

Tract 06029004703 scores 7.2/10, right in line with the parent city of McFarland at 7/10. 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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