Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
Ridgecrest Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029005410 · Kern, CA · pop 1,758 · 42% of tract blocks fall in Ridgecrest
Census tract 06029005410 covers part of Ridgecrest, CA, and scores 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,758. Against Kern County at 49.2%, 23% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units726
Renter share50.0%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate14.8%
Median income$69,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ridgecrest and the region
Centroid at 35.6044, -117.6480 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ridgecrest scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
14.8% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$939 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%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.
- 12.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.6%Food insecurity
- 13.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 34.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ridgecrest
The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.8/10. The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.2/10.
Average gross rent is $939, 21% below the Ridgecrest average. On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 6.9/10.
That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 7.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $69,375, annual rent is just 16%.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Kern County average of 6.4 closely. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029005410
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029005410?
Census tract 06029005410 in Ridgecrest scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06029005410?
Median gross rent is $939/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029005410?
14.8% of residents in tract 06029005410 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,758.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029005410?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 43th, minority 41th, housing 97th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029005410 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.1% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029005410 compare to Ridgecrest overall?
Tract 06029005410 scores 6.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Ridgecrest at 6.4/10. 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.
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