Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #798 of 84,120 nationally
East Bakersfield Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029001201 · Kern, CA · pop 2,878 · 82% of tract blocks fall in East Bakersfield
Here is how census tract 06029001201, in East Bakersfield eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 7.2/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,878. It lands near the 97th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 72% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,086 a month against an average household income of $43,705 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.7
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units704
Renter share65.1%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate31.8%
Median income$43,705
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
National
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Bakersfield and the region
Centroid at 35.3874, -118.9720 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Bakersfield scores 8.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from East Bakersfield
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
31.8% poverty · this tract
8.0
Supply constraint
$1,086 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Bakersfield
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Bakersfield
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Bakersfield
9.0
How East Bakersfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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.
- 34.5%Housing insecurity
- 18.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 45.0%Food insecurity
- 43.2%SNAP enrollment
- 22.1%Transit barriers
- 29.8%No health insurance
- 22.8%Frequent mental distress
- 46.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Bakersfield
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 Bakersfield eviction risk, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 34.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th 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.
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 06029001201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029001201?
Census tract 06029001201 in East Bakersfield scores 8.7/10 (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 06029001201?
Median gross rent is $1,086/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029001201?
31.8% of residents in tract 06029001201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,878.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029001201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 88th, minority 94th, housing 96th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029001201 struggle to pay rent?
About 34.5% 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. 18.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029001201 compare to East Bakersfield overall?
Tract 06029001201 scores 8.7/10, higher than the parent city of East Bakersfield at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East 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 East Bakersfield
Top eight tracts in East Bakersfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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