Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally
Benton Park Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029002702 · Kern, CA · pop 3,357 · 66% of tract blocks fall in Benton Park
The Elevated-tier score of 6.1/10 for census tract 06029002702 reflects conditions in Benton Park, California. That is riskier than about 79% of US census tracts.
About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,162 a month against an average household income of $66,359 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units981
Renter share46.5%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate20.4%
Median income$66,359
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
National
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Benton Park and the region
Centroid at 35.3496, -119.0295 · click any tract to drill in
Why Benton Park scores 7.2
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
20.4% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,162 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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.
- 27.9%Housing insecurity
- 15.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.5%Food insecurity
- 35.0%SNAP enrollment
- 17.9%Transit barriers
- 22.1%No health insurance
- 21.6%Frequent mental distress
- 42.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Benton Park
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Benton Park, 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 27.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 95th 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 06029002702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029002702?
Census tract 06029002702 in Benton Park scores 7.2/10 (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 06029002702?
Median gross rent is $1,162/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029002702?
20.4% of residents in tract 06029002702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,357.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029002702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 96th, minority 86th, housing 74th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029002702 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.9% 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. 15.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029002702 compare to Benton Park overall?
Tract 06029002702 scores 7.2/10, lower 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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