Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #2,663 of 84,120 nationally
Cottonwood Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029002501 · Kern, CA · pop 4,429 · 48% of tract blocks fall in Cottonwood
Census tract 06029002501 runs through Cottonwood. With 4,429 residents, it scores 6.1/10 for landlords. It lands near the 79th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $943 monthly, set against $42,768 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 60% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,143
Renter share59.8%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate32.2%
Median income$42,768
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
87
th percentile
High
National
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cottonwood and the region
Centroid at 35.3463, -118.9933 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cottonwood scores 7.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cottonwood
3.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
32.2% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$943 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cottonwood
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cottonwood
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cottonwood
4.3
How Cottonwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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.
- 37.9%Housing insecurity
- 22.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 51.3%Food insecurity
- 53.5%SNAP enrollment
- 25.7%Transit barriers
- 30.2%No health insurance
- 23.8%Frequent mental distress
- 50.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cottonwood
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Cottonwood, 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 37.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th 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 06029002501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029002501?
Census tract 06029002501 in Cottonwood scores 7.7/10 (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 06029002501?
Median gross rent is $943/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029002501?
32.2% of residents in tract 06029002501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,429.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029002501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 93th, minority 96th, housing 91th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029002501 struggle to pay rent?
About 37.9% 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. 22.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029002501 compare to Cottonwood overall?
Tract 06029002501 scores 7.7/10, higher than the parent city of Cottonwood at 7.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cottonwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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