Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
Myricks Corner Eviction Risk: Elevated , Shafter
Tract 06029004001 · Kern, CA · pop 4,570 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
For landlords sizing up Myricks Corner in Shafter, census tract 06029004001 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,623 a month while the average household earns $76,176 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units926
Renter share39.2%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate14.1%
Median income$76,176
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shafter and the region
Centroid at 35.5229, -119.2807 · click any tract to drill in
Why Myricks Corner scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Shafter
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
14.1% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,623 rent vs county FMR
6.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shafter
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shafter
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shafter
7.3
How Myricks Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%Housing & transportation
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.
- 27.4%Housing insecurity
- 13.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.6%Food insecurity
- 28.8%SNAP enrollment
- 16.3%Transit barriers
- 23.1%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 38.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Myricks Corner
What moves this score most is housing court bias at 7.3/10. 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 Shafter, 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 86th 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 27.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.9% 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 06029004001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004001?
Census tract 06029004001 in the Myricks Corner neighborhood 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06029004001?
Median gross rent is $1,623/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004001?
14.1% of residents in tract 06029004001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,570.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 64th, minority 90th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 06029004001 considered part of Myricks Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06029004001 fall within Myricks Corner (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06029004001 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.4% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06029004001 compare to Shafter overall?
Tract 06029004001 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Shafter at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shafter; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Shafter
Top eight tracts in Shafter ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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