Census Tract · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally

Bakersfield Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06029000701 · Kern, CA · pop 2,962 · 75% of tract blocks fall in Bakersfield

06029000701 is a census tract in Bakersfield, CA. It scores 7.5/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,962. 64% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Kern County average of 49.2%.

Risk score

7.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 19% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units961

Renter share52.4%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate30.3%

Median income$46,198

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bakersfield and the region

Centroid at 35.3910, -118.9989 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bakersfield scores 7.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Bakersfield

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

30.3% poverty · this tract

7.6

Supply constraint

$1,151 rent vs county FMR

3.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Bakersfield

4.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Bakersfield

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Bakersfield

5.5

How Bakersfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

84%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
28%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.

24.5%Housing insecurity
13.6%Utility-shutoff threat
30.5%Food insecurity
30.4%SNAP enrollment
15.4%Transit barriers
18.6%No health insurance
21.4%Frequent mental distress
40.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bakersfield

23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. SNAP participation runs 30.4% against 15.2% nationally.

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.6/10. Food insecurity runs 30.5% against 17.8% nationally.

Average gross rent is $1,151, 22% below the Bakersfield average. It sits 1.1 points above the Kern County average of 6.4.

Nationally it ranks #10,320 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8/10.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $46,198. 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06029000701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029000701?

Census tract 06029000701 in Bakersfield scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06029000701?

Median gross rent is $1,151/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029000701?

30.3% of residents in tract 06029000701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,962.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029000701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 93th, minority 80th, housing 28th.

What share of households in tract 06029000701 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.5% 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. 13.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029000701 compare to Bakersfield overall?

Tract 06029000701 scores 7.5/10, higher than the parent city of Bakersfield at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bakersfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bakersfield

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