Census Tract · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally

Oildale Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06029000106 · Kern, CA · pop 2,879 · 26% of tract blocks fall in Oildale

The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 06029000106 reflects conditions in Oildale, California. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,388 a month against an average household income of $73,789 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 73% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 33% Owners 26%

Tract context

Occupied units895

Renter share73.4%

SVI overall0.48

Poverty rate20.8%

Median income$73,789

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oildale and the region

Centroid at 35.4435, -119.0570 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oildale scores 7.3

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

20.8% poverty · this tract

5.2

Supply constraint

$1,388 rent vs county FMR

5.1

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: 48

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

38%Socioeconomic
35%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
59%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.

16.7%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
18.7%Food insecurity
18.3%SNAP enrollment
10.8%Transit barriers
10.6%No health insurance
21.8%Frequent mental distress
30.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oildale

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Oildale, 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 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 06029000106

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029000106?

Census tract 06029000106 in Oildale scores 7.3/10 (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 06029000106?

Median gross rent is $1,388/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029000106?

20.8% of residents in tract 06029000106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,879.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029000106?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 35th, minority 71th, housing 59th.

What share of households in tract 06029000106 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.7% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029000106 compare to Oildale overall?

Tract 06029000106 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of Oildale at 8.2/10. 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.