Tract 06029003103 ·
Kern, CA · pop 4,204 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Rexland Acres
How risky is Rexland Acres for landlords? Census tract 06029003103 scores 6.9/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 94% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,152 monthly, set against $48,782 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%Stable renters 19%Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,188
Renter share48.1%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate27.5%
Median income$48,782
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Rexland Acres
Moderate
Within county
82th percentile
#43 of 236 tracts In Kern
High
Within state
93th percentile
#676 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
National
98th percentile
#1,608 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rexland Acres and the region
Centroid at 35.3096, -118.9945 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rexland Acres scores 8.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rexland Acres
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
27.5% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$1,152 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rexland Acres
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rexland Acres
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rexland Acres
7.9
How Rexland Acres 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.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
35.5%Housing insecurity
20.8%Utility-shutoff threat
47.0%Food insecurity
47.9%SNAP enrollment
23.2%Transit barriers
28.7%No health insurance
23.2%Frequent mental distress
47.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rexland Acres
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 Rexland Acres, 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.
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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 35.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 06029003103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029003103?
Census tract 06029003103 in Rexland Acres scores 8.2/10 (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 06029003103?
Median gross rent is $1,152/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029003103?
27.5% of residents in tract 06029003103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,204.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029003103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 93th, minority 89th, housing 87th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029003103 struggle to pay rent?
About 35.5% 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. 20.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029003103 compare to Rexland Acres overall?
Tract 06029003103 scores 8.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Rexland Acres at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rexland Acres; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.