Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #2,005 of 84,120 nationally
Wasco Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029004404 · Kern, CA · pop 4,930
The Elevated-tier score of 6.9/10 for census tract 06029004404 reflects conditions in Wasco in Kern County, California. On the national scale it ranks #5,225 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
80% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,289 monthly, set against $53,462 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,370
Renter share36.7%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate25.8%
Median income$53,462
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
National
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wasco and the region
Centroid at 35.5899, -119.3473 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wasco scores 8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wasco
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
25.8% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$1,289 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wasco
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wasco
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wasco
8.0
How Wasco compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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.
- 29.6%Housing insecurity
- 16.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 38.1%Food insecurity
- 36.4%SNAP enrollment
- 18.9%Transit barriers
- 25.2%No health insurance
- 21.1%Frequent mental distress
- 43.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wasco
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk 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 Wasco, 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 81st 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 29.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.1% 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 06029004404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004404?
Census tract 06029004404 in Wasco scores 8/10 (High 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 06029004404?
Median gross rent is $1,289/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004404?
25.8% of residents in tract 06029004404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,930.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 80th, minority 92th, housing 25th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029004404 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.6% 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. 16.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029004404 compare to Wasco overall?
Tract 06029004404 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of Wasco at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wasco; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wasco
Top eight tracts in Wasco ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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