Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
East Niles Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029001105 · Kern, CA · pop 3,644
06029001105 is a census tract in East Niles, CA. It scores 8/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,644 residents. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10.
Risk score
8
High
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
86
th percentile
High
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
91
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 8
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
Running hot, housing-court posture reads 9.1/10. Disability prevalence runs 50.8% against 31.5% nationally. Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
It sits 1.6 points above the Kern County average of 6.4. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.2/10.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 22.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The poverty rate is 22%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Cost burden runs 56% here against 49.2% across Kern County. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.9/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,298, close to the East Niles average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $55,139.
35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029001105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029001105?
Census tract 06029001105 in East Niles scores 8/10 (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 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 8/10, 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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