Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally
Oildale Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029000202 · Kern, CA · pop 3,458
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 06029000202 reflects conditions in Oildale, California. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,092 monthly, set against $46,988 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,259
Renter share65.2%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate24.2%
Median income$46,988
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
National
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oildale and the region
Centroid at 35.4166, -119.0461 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oildale scores 8.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
24.2% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,092 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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.
- 21.7%Housing insecurity
- 13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.3%Food insecurity
- 31.5%SNAP enrollment
- 15.1%Transit barriers
- 14.4%No health insurance
- 24.0%Frequent mental distress
- 41.6%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 21.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 78th 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 06029000202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029000202?
Census tract 06029000202 in Oildale scores 8.1/10 (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 06029000202?
Median gross rent is $1,092/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029000202?
24.2% of residents in tract 06029000202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,458.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029000202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 71th, minority 47th, housing 31th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029000202 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.7% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029000202 compare to Oildale overall?
Tract 06029000202 scores 8.1/10, right in line with 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.
Tract · CA
06029000400
8.9
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06029000201
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06029000300
8.7
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06029000103
8.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06029000106
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
06029005103
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
06029000102
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
06029000104
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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