Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #2,892 of 84,120 nationally
East Niles Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029001105 · Kern, CA · pop 3,644
Here is how census tract 06029001105, in East Niles, looks to a landlord: a 6.9/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,644. It lands near the 94th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,298 monthly, set against $55,139 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units893
Renter share35.4%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate21.9%
Median income$55,139
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
85
th percentile
High
National
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Niles and the region
Centroid at 35.3708, -118.9451 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Niles scores 7.6
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
21.9% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$1,298 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%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.
- 38.5%Housing insecurity
- 22.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 52.1%Food insecurity
- 53.1%SNAP enrollment
- 26.0%Transit barriers
- 33.6%No health insurance
- 23.7%Frequent mental distress
- 50.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Niles
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.2/10. 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 East Niles, 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 88th 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 38.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.6% 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 06029001105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029001105?
Census tract 06029001105 in East Niles scores 7.6/10 (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 06029001105?
Median gross rent is $1,298/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029001105?
21.9% of residents in tract 06029001105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,644.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029001105?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 81th, minority 95th, housing 46th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029001105 struggle to pay rent?
About 38.5% 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. 22.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029001105 compare to East Niles overall?
Tract 06029001105 scores 7.6/10, lower than the parent city of East Niles at 8.2/10. 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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