Census Tract · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally

Ridgecrest Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06029005405 · Kern, CA · pop 2,518

For landlords sizing up Ridgecrest, census tract 06029005405 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 28% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,054 a month while the average household earns $55,776 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 37% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units1,112

Renter share51.3%

SVI overall0.77

Poverty rate27.3%

Median income$55,776

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ridgecrest and the region

Centroid at 35.6481, -117.6832 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ridgecrest scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Ridgecrest

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

27.3% poverty · this tract

6.8

Supply constraint

$1,054 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Ridgecrest

4.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Ridgecrest

8.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Ridgecrest

4.9

How Ridgecrest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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

74%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
42%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.

18.2%Housing insecurity
11.1%Utility-shutoff threat
22.1%Food insecurity
23.6%SNAP enrollment
12.5%Transit barriers
11.2%No health insurance
21.3%Frequent mental distress
36.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ridgecrest

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.2/10. 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 Ridgecrest, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kern County average of 6.1 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 77th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06029005405

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029005405?

Census tract 06029005405 in Ridgecrest scores 7.2/10 (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 06029005405?

Median gross rent is $1,054/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029005405?

27.3% of residents in tract 06029005405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,518.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029005405?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 96th, minority 63th, housing 42th.

What share of households in tract 06029005405 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.2% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029005405 compare to Ridgecrest overall?

Tract 06029005405 scores 7.2/10, lower than the parent city of Ridgecrest at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ridgecrest; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ridgecrest

Top eight tracts in Ridgecrest ranked by composite eviction-risk score.