Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Ridgecrest Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06029005408 · Kern, CA · pop 5,024 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Ridgecrest

In Ridgecrest in Kern County, census tract 06029005408 scores 5.5/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 59th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,361 a month against an average household income of $79,023 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 34% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units1,901

Renter share50.8%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate7.7%

Median income$79,023

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ridgecrest and the region

Centroid at 35.6080, -117.6792 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ridgecrest scores 5.3

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

7.7% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$1,361 rent vs county FMR

4.9

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: 68

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

48%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
69%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.

14.5%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
16.7%Food insecurity
16.9%SNAP enrollment
9.9%Transit barriers
8.4%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
32.7%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 below the Kern County average of 6.1 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 68th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06029005408

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029005408?

Census tract 06029005408 in Ridgecrest scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 06029005408?

Median gross rent is $1,361/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029005408?

7.7% of residents in tract 06029005408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,024.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029005408?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 86th, minority 56th, housing 69th.

What share of households in tract 06029005408 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.5% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029005408 compare to Ridgecrest overall?

Tract 06029005408 scores 5.3/10, 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.