Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally
Hillcrest Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029000904 · Kern, CA · pop 3,836 · 75% of tract blocks fall in Hillcrest
Census tract 06029000904 runs through Hillcrest in Kern County. With 3,836 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. It lands near the 95th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,210 monthly, set against $44,688 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,433
Renter share44.0%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate26.5%
Median income$44,688
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hillcrest and the region
Centroid at 35.3895, -118.9584 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hillcrest scores 8.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hillcrest
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
26.5% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$1,210 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hillcrest
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hillcrest
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hillcrest
8.4
How Hillcrest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%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.
- 25.4%Housing insecurity
- 14.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.6%Food insecurity
- 33.3%SNAP enrollment
- 16.6%Transit barriers
- 19.4%No health insurance
- 20.9%Frequent mental distress
- 41.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hillcrest
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Hillcrest, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kern County average of 6.1 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 06029000904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029000904?
Census tract 06029000904 in Hillcrest 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06029000904?
Median gross rent is $1,210/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029000904?
26.5% of residents in tract 06029000904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,836.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029000904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 95th, minority 81th, housing 97th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029000904 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.4% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029000904 compare to Hillcrest overall?
Tract 06029000904 scores 8.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Hillcrest at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hillcrest; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hillcrest
Top eight tracts in Hillcrest ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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