Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Ridgecrest Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06029005407 · Kern, CA · pop 3,702 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Ridgecrest

Here is how census tract 06029005407, in Ridgecrest, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,702. It lands near the 76th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $829 monthly, set against $63,676 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 13% Owners 76%

Tract context

Occupied units1,500

Renter share24.3%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate19.8%

Median income$63,676

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ridgecrest and the region

Centroid at 35.6080, -117.6968 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ridgecrest scores 6.5

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

19.8% poverty · this tract

4.9

Supply constraint

$829 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 72

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

65%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
77%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.

16.1%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
19.0%Food insecurity
20.3%SNAP enrollment
10.9%Transit barriers
9.6%No health insurance
21.0%Frequent mental distress
34.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ridgecrest

The heaviest input here 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 16.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 06029005407

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029005407?

Census tract 06029005407 in Ridgecrest scores 6.5/10 (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 06029005407?

Median gross rent is $829/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029005407?

19.8% of residents in tract 06029005407 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,702.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029005407?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 65th, minority 49th, housing 77th.

What share of households in tract 06029005407 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.1% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029005407 compare to Ridgecrest overall?

Tract 06029005407 scores 6.5/10, 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.