Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally
Wofford Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029005208 · Kern, CA · pop 2,885 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Wofford Heights
Tract 06029005208 sits in Wofford Heights, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. Population here is 2,885. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,555
Renter share25.9%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate13.7%
Median income$50,529
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wofford Heights and the region
Centroid at 35.6687, -118.7867 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wofford Heights scores 6.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wofford Heights
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
13.7% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$943 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wofford Heights
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wofford Heights
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wofford Heights
8.3
How Wofford Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%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.
- 12.5%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.8%Food insecurity
- 20.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.6%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 43.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wofford Heights
The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 8.3/10.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.8/10. Cost burden runs 41% here against 49.2% across Kern County. Disability prevalence runs 43.7% against 31.5% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 84th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Kern County average of 6.4 closely. Average gross rent is $943, close to the Wofford Heights average.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $50,529. 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029005208
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029005208?
Census tract 06029005208 in Wofford Heights scores 6.8/10 (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 06029005208?
Median gross rent is $943/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029005208?
13.7% of residents in tract 06029005208 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,885.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029005208?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 84th, minority 24th, housing 20th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029005208 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.5% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029005208 compare to Wofford Heights overall?
Tract 06029005208 scores 6.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Wofford Heights at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wofford Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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