Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally
La Cresta Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029001401 · Kern, CA · pop 4,253 · 56% of tract blocks fall in La Cresta
Census tract 06029001401 belongs to La Cresta, California. It is home to 4,253 residents and scores 6.5/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 88% of US census tracts.
69% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,156 a month while the average household earns $42,540 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 73% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units1,394
Renter share72.8%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate11.9%
Median income$42,540
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across La Cresta and the region
Centroid at 35.3908, -118.9904 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Cresta scores 7.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from La Cresta
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
11.9% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,156 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Cresta
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Cresta
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Cresta
7.6
How La Cresta compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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.
- 34.8%Housing insecurity
- 19.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 45.4%Food insecurity
- 45.6%SNAP enrollment
- 22.7%Transit barriers
- 28.3%No health insurance
- 23.7%Frequent mental distress
- 46.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Cresta
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength 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 La Cresta, 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 92nd 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 34.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.8% 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 06029001401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029001401?
Census tract 06029001401 in La Cresta scores 7.3/10 (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 06029001401?
Median gross rent is $1,156/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029001401?
11.9% of residents in tract 06029001401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,253.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029001401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 89th, minority 91th, housing 86th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029001401 struggle to pay rent?
About 34.8% 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. 19.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029001401 compare to La Cresta overall?
Tract 06029001401 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of La Cresta at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Cresta; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in La Cresta
Top eight tracts in La Cresta ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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