Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally
Bakersfield Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029003129 · Kern, CA · pop 3,553
Census tract 06029003129 covers part of Bakersfield, CA, and scores 7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,553 residents. 4% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Kern County average of 49.2%.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,152
Renter share23.4%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate33.6%
Median income$89,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
National
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bakersfield and the region
Centroid at 35.3035, -119.1010 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bakersfield scores 7
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
33.6% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 0%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.
- 20.3%Housing insecurity
- 11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.8%Food insecurity
- 23.3%SNAP enrollment
- 12.7%Transit barriers
- 11.8%No health insurance
- 20.1%Frequent mental distress
- 31.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bakersfield
The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.4/10. SNAP participation runs 23.3% against 15.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #12,919 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 23% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.7/10.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Kern County average of 6.4 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029003129
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029003129?
Census tract 06029003129 in Bakersfield scores 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 poverty rate in tract 06029003129?
33.6% of residents in tract 06029003129 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,553.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029003129?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 84th, minority 89th, housing 0th.
Q4
What share of households in tract 06029003129 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.3% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5
How does tract 06029003129 compare to Bakersfield overall?
Tract 06029003129 scores 7/10, higher 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bakersfield
Top eight tracts in Bakersfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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06029000602
7.5
/ 10 · High
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06029000603
7.5
/ 10 · High
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06029003001
7.5
/ 10 · High
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06029000701
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06029003002
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · CA
06029002814
7.5
/ 10 · High
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06029002001
7.5
/ 10 · High
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06029002815
7.5
/ 10 · High
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