Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 06029002401 Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029002401 · Kern, CA · pop 1,692
For landlords sizing up Kern, census tract 06029002401 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #15,512 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 57% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,567 a month against an average household income of $70,583 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units513
Renter share32.4%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$70,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
National
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kern and the region
Centroid at 35.3241, -118.9232 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 06029002401 scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,567 rent vs county FMR
6.4
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 06029002401 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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.
- 24.4%Housing insecurity
- 11.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.0%Food insecurity
- 25.1%SNAP enrollment
- 14.5%Transit barriers
- 22.3%No health insurance
- 20.3%Frequent mental distress
- 39.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 06029002401
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 set by California eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kern County average of 6.1 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 24.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 06029002401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029002401?
Census tract 06029002401 in Kern scores 6.3/10 (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 06029002401?
Median gross rent is $1,567/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029002401?
13.9% of residents in tract 06029002401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,692.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029002401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 86th, minority 77th, housing 31th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029002401 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.4% 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. 11.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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