Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally
Potomac Park Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029002302 · Kern, CA · pop 4,047 · 70% of tract blocks fall in Potomac Park
Eviction risk in Potomac Park in Kern County centers on tract 06029002302, which scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,047 residents. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,066 monthly, set against $46,547 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.5
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units861
Renter share69.9%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate30.3%
Median income$46,547
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
National
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Potomac Park and the region
Centroid at 35.3597, -118.9751 · click any tract to drill in
Why Potomac Park scores 8.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Potomac Park
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
30.3% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$1,066 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Potomac Park
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Potomac Park
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Potomac Park
8.8
How Potomac Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%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.
- 38.9%Housing insecurity
- 22.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 52.1%Food insecurity
- 52.7%SNAP enrollment
- 25.9%Transit barriers
- 32.8%No health insurance
- 23.5%Frequent mental distress
- 50.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Potomac Park
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 Potomac Park, 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 38.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 90th 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 06029002302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029002302?
Census tract 06029002302 in Potomac Park scores 8.5/10 (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 06029002302?
Median gross rent is $1,066/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029002302?
30.3% of residents in tract 06029002302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,047.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029002302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 71th, minority 93th, housing 57th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029002302 struggle to pay rent?
About 38.9% 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. 22.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029002302 compare to Potomac Park overall?
Tract 06029002302 scores 8.5/10, higher than the parent city of Potomac Park at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Potomac Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Potomac Park
Top eight tracts in Potomac Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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