Census Tract · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally

Barstow Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06071009400 · San Bernardino, CA · pop 3,808 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Barstow

Census tract 06071009400 covers Barstow, home to 3,808 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 95th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $960 a month while the average household earns $38,725 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 79% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 43% Owners 21%

Tract context

Occupied units1,452

Renter share79.1%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate32.3%

Median income$38,725

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Barstow and the region

Centroid at 34.8974, -117.0458 · click any tract to drill in

Why Barstow scores 8.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Barstow

6.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

32.3% poverty · this tract

8.1

Supply constraint

$960 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Barstow

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Barstow

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Barstow

7.8

How Barstow compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

94%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
99%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.

32.8%Housing insecurity
21.1%Utility-shutoff threat
44.7%Food insecurity
50.8%SNAP enrollment
23.1%Transit barriers
17.8%No health insurance
24.7%Frequent mental distress
44.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Barstow

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Barstow, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the San Bernardino County average of 6.5 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 32.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 99th 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.

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 06071009400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06071009400?

Census tract 06071009400 in Barstow scores 8.2/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06071009400?

Median gross rent is $960/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06071009400?

32.3% of residents in tract 06071009400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,808.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06071009400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 97th, minority 84th, housing 99th.

What share of households in tract 06071009400 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.8% 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. 21.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06071009400 compare to Barstow overall?

Tract 06071009400 scores 8.2/10, lower than the parent city of Barstow at 8.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Barstow; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Barstow

Top eight tracts in Barstow ranked by composite eviction-risk score.