Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #5,730 of 84,120 nationally
East Niles Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029001002 · Kern, CA · pop 3,418
Census tract 06029001002 covers part of East Niles, CA, and scores 8.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,418 residents. 49% 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
8.4
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units816
Renter share41.8%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate27.4%
Median income$60,893
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Niles and the region
Centroid at 35.3671, -118.9098 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Niles scores 8.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from East Niles
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
27.4% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$1,235 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Niles
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Niles
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Niles
9.1
How East Niles compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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.
- 28.5%Housing insecurity
- 15.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.7%Food insecurity
- 34.8%SNAP enrollment
- 17.9%Transit barriers
- 22.0%No health insurance
- 21.3%Frequent mental distress
- 40.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Niles
Against Kern County at 49.2%, 78% of renters here are cost-burdened. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 9.1/10.
Food insecurity runs 35.7% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Kern County average of 6.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points.
The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.2/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.9% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Nationally it ranks #5,730 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029001002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029001002?
Census tract 06029001002 in East Niles scores 8.4/10 (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 06029001002?
Median gross rent is $1,235/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029001002?
27.4% of residents in tract 06029001002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,418.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029001002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 77th, minority 86th, housing 42th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029001002 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.5% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029001002 compare to East Niles overall?
Tract 06029001002 scores 8.4/10, higher than the parent city of East Niles at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Niles; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in East Niles
Top eight tracts in East Niles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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