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Census Tract · Ranked #4,119 of 84,120 nationally

Oildale Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06029000300 · Kern, CA · pop 4,956

With a score of 9/10, tract 06029000300 in Oildale, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,956. 40% 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
9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 46% Stable renters 27% Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units1,763
Renter share73.3%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate32.5%
Median income$39,768

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 10 tracts In Oildale
Elevated
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 236 tracts In Kern
Very High
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#1,820 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
National
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#4,119 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Oildale and the region

Centroid at 35.4111, -119.0286 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oildale scores 9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Oildale
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
32.5% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$1,116 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oildale
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oildale
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oildale
8.6

How Oildale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oildale risk score vs. parent city / county / state9.0This tracttract 0003007.6Oildaleparent city6.4Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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 Oildale

The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. It sits 2.6 points above the Kern County average of 6.4.

Against Kern County at 49.2%, 63% of renters here are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 32%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

On the high side, housing-court posture reads 8.6/10. 73% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Set annual rent against average income of $39,768 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.4/10.

Food insecurity runs 31.9% against 17.8% nationally. Disability prevalence runs 44.4% against 31.5% nationally. At $1,116 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Oildale commands.

On the national scale it lands near the 95th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.6/10.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06029000300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029000300?

Census tract 06029000300 in Oildale scores 9/10 (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 06029000300?

Median gross rent is $1,116/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029000300?

32.5% of residents in tract 06029000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,956.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029000300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 95th, minority 63th, housing 80th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06029000300 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.4% 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. 14.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06029000300 compare to Oildale overall?

Tract 06029000300 scores 9/10, higher than the parent city of Oildale at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oildale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oildale

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

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