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Census Tract · Ranked #798 of 84,120 nationally

Oildale Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06029000201 · Kern, CA · pop 3,718

Oildale is where census tract 06029000201 sits, home to 3,718 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.4/10. It lands near the 98th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,051 monthly, set against $34,952 in average yearly household income, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 73% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.7
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 26% Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units1,451
Renter share73.3%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate40.0%
Median income$34,952

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 10 tracts In Oildale
High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 236 tracts In Kern
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#268 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
National
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#798 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Oildale and the region

Centroid at 35.4163, -119.0250 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oildale scores 8.7

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
40.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,051 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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.
Oildale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.78.7This tracttract 000201Oildale: 8.28.2Oildaleparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg 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 Oildale

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 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.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 89th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 25.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06029000201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029000201?

Census tract 06029000201 in Oildale scores 8.7/10 (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 06029000201?

Median gross rent is $1,051/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029000201?

40.0% of residents in tract 06029000201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,718.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029000201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 37th, minority 54th, housing 90th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06029000201 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.1% 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. 16.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06029000201 compare to Oildale overall?

Tract 06029000201 scores 8.7/10, higher 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.

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