Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #947 of 84,120 nationally
Potomac Park Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029002304 · Kern, CA · pop 3,840 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Potomac Park
With a score of 7.4/10, tract 06029002304 in Potomac Park ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,840 residents. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,222 a month while the average household earns $38,692 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 75% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.6
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units846
Renter share75.3%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate37.1%
Median income$38,692
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
National
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Potomac Park and the region
Centroid at 35.3601, -118.9543 · click any tract to drill in
Why Potomac Park scores 8.6
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
37.1% poverty · this tract
9.3
Supply constraint
$1,222 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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.
- 39.6%Housing insecurity
- 23.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 52.9%Food insecurity
- 53.9%SNAP enrollment
- 26.4%Transit barriers
- 32.8%No health insurance
- 24.4%Frequent mental distress
- 50.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Potomac Park
The score leans hardest on 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.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 88th 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 39.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.3% 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 06029002304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029002304?
Census tract 06029002304 in Potomac Park scores 8.6/10 (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 06029002304?
Median gross rent is $1,222/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029002304?
37.1% of residents in tract 06029002304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,840.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029002304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 77th, minority 100th, housing 43th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029002304 struggle to pay rent?
About 39.6% 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. 23.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029002304 compare to Potomac Park overall?
Tract 06029002304 scores 8.6/10, 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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