Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Bakersfield Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06029002818 · Kern, CA · pop 4,933
With a score of 5.3/10, tract 06029002818 in Bakersfield, CA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,933. The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,538
Renter share29.1%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$87,660
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bakersfield and the region
Centroid at 35.3323, -119.0852 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bakersfield scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bakersfield
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,406 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bakersfield
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bakersfield
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bakersfield
5.5
How Bakersfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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.
- 18.2%Housing insecurity
- 10.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.1%Food insecurity
- 24.6%SNAP enrollment
- 12.4%Transit barriers
- 12.4%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 38.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bakersfield
Against Kern County at 49.2%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened. Against the Kern County average of 6.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points.
SNAP participation runs 24.6% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. The legal-climate inputs (statute speed, court posture, rent-regulation exposure) come from Bakersfield eviction risk as a whole. Only the economic and supply signals are measured inside this tract.
Social vulnerability reads 7.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.2 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,406, close to the Bakersfield average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $87,660. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029002818
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029002818?
Census tract 06029002818 in Bakersfield scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 06029002818?
Median gross rent is $1,406/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029002818?
13.1% of residents in tract 06029002818 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,933.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029002818?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 62th, minority 75th, housing 44th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029002818 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.2% 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. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029002818 compare to Bakersfield overall?
Tract 06029002818 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of Bakersfield at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bakersfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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