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Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Twentynine Palms Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06071010402 · San Bernardino, CA · pop 11,327 · 31% of tract blocks fall in Twentynine Palms

How risky is Twentynine Palms in San Bernardino County for landlords? Census tract 06071010402 scores 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 73% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,420 a month while the average household earns $56,223 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 98% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 62% Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units2,094
Renter share97.5%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$56,223

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 8 tracts In Twentynine Palms
Very Low
Within county
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#182 of 466 tracts In San Bernardino
Elevated
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#3,404 of 9,109 tracts In California
Elevated
National
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#9,878 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Twentynine Palms and the region

Centroid at 34.4593, -116.1381 · click any tract to drill in

Why Twentynine Palms scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Twentynine Palms
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,420 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Twentynine Palms
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Twentynine Palms
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Twentynine Palms
6.7

How Twentynine Palms compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Twentynine Palms risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 010402Twentynine Palms: 8.08.0Twentynine Palmsparent cityCounty: 5.65.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Twentynine Palms

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Twentynine Palms, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06071010402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06071010402?

Census tract 06071010402 in Twentynine Palms scores 6.2/10 (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 06071010402?

Median gross rent is $1,420/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06071010402?

6.3% of residents in tract 06071010402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 11,327.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06071010402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 12th, minority 64th, housing 46th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06071010402 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.2% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06071010402 compare to Twentynine Palms overall?

Tract 06071010402 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Twentynine Palms at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Twentynine Palms; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Twentynine Palms

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

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