Census Tract · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally

Oildale Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06029000105 · Kern, CA · pop 4,006

Tract 06029000105 sits in Oildale, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 25% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units1,909

Renter share42.8%

SVI overall0.49

Poverty rate6.6%

Median income$93,975

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oildale and the region

Centroid at 35.4329, -119.0289 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oildale scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Oildale

5.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

6.6% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,624 rent vs county FMR

6.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Oildale

8.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Oildale

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Oildale

8.6

How Oildale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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

38%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
45%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.

12.5%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
11.4%SNAP enrollment
7.9%Transit barriers
7.6%No health insurance
19.9%Frequent mental distress
27.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oildale

On the high side, housing-court posture reads 8.6/10. Average gross rent is $1,624, 27% above the Oildale average.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.4/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. 42% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Kern County average of 49.2%.

The voucher gap is 17.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Nationally it ranks #17,132 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.4/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.3 points cooler.

It tracks the Kern County average of 6.4 closely. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $93,975. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06029000105

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029000105?

Census tract 06029000105 in Oildale scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06029000105?

Median gross rent is $1,624/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029000105?

6.6% of residents in tract 06029000105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,006.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029000105?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 70th, minority 54th, housing 45th.

What share of households in tract 06029000105 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.5% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029000105 compare to Oildale overall?

Tract 06029000105 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Oildale at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oildale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oildale

Top eight tracts in Oildale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.