Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #1,455 of 84,120 nationally
Benton Park Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029002701 · Kern, CA · pop 2,968 · 74% of tract blocks fall in Benton Park
Benton Park is where census tract 06029002701 sits, home to 2,968 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #4,165 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,204 monthly, set against $43,393 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
8.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units791
Renter share26.5%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate43.0%
Median income$43,393
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Benton Park and the region
Centroid at 35.3431, -119.0305 · click any tract to drill in
Why Benton Park scores 8.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Benton Park
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
43.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,204 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Benton Park
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Benton Park
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Benton Park
6.9
How Benton Park 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.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%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.
- 31.0%Housing insecurity
- 18.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 40.9%Food insecurity
- 42.7%SNAP enrollment
- 20.2%Transit barriers
- 23.6%No health insurance
- 22.4%Frequent mental distress
- 45.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Benton Park
What moves this score most is economic stress at $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 Benton Park, 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 31.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.4% 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 06029002701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029002701?
Census tract 06029002701 in Benton Park scores 8.3/10 (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 06029002701?
Median gross rent is $1,204/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029002701?
43.0% of residents in tract 06029002701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,968.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029002701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 73th, minority 89th, housing 10th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029002701 struggle to pay rent?
About 31.0% 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. 18.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029002701 compare to Benton Park overall?
Tract 06029002701 scores 8.3/10, higher than the parent city of Benton Park at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Benton Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Benton Park
Top eight tracts in Benton Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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