Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally
North Shafter Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029004101 · Kern, CA · pop 6,450 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 06029004101 covers part of the North Shafter area of Shafter, CA, and scores 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,450 residents. Against Kern County at 49.2%, 41% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,709
Renter share33.3%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate25.4%
Median income$77,607
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shafter and the region
Centroid at 35.5064, -119.2720 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Shafter scores 7.2
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
25.4% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,239 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 North Shafter compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North Shafter. 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.
- 22.1%Housing insecurity
- 11.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.5%Food insecurity
- 23.9%SNAP enrollment
- 13.6%Transit barriers
- 18.9%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 37.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Shafter
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 7.3/10.
The severe-burden share is 14%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.3/10.
Food insecurity runs 26.5% against 17.8% nationally. It sits 0.8 points above the Kern County average of 6.4.
Adults with no health insurance runs 18.9% against 11.3% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 6.9/10.
Nationally it ranks #11,988 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.3/10.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,239, close to the Shafter average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $77,607.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029004101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004101?
Census tract 06029004101 in the North Shafter neighborhood 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06029004101?
Median gross rent is $1,239/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004101?
25.4% of residents in tract 06029004101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,450.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 89th, minority 83th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 06029004101 considered part of North Shafter?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06029004101 fall within North Shafter (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06029004101 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.1% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06029004101 compare to Shafter overall?
Tract 06029004101 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of Shafter at 6.4/10. 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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