Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Dustin Acres Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 06029003304 · Kern, CA · pop 2,683 · 2% of tract blocks fall in Dustin Acres
Eviction risk in Dustin Acres in Kern County centers on tract 06029003304, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,683 residents. That is riskier than about 70% of US census tracts.
28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,176 a month against an average household income of $74,167 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units760
Renter share28.7%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate15.0%
Median income$74,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dustin Acres and the region
Centroid at 35.2583, -119.5019 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dustin Acres scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dustin Acres
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
15.0% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,176 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dustin Acres
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dustin Acres
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dustin Acres
5.7
How Dustin Acres compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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.
- 23.0%Housing insecurity
- 12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.5%Food insecurity
- 25.9%SNAP enrollment
- 14.0%Transit barriers
- 19.8%No health insurance
- 20.1%Frequent mental distress
- 38.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dustin Acres
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.6/10. 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 Dustin Acres, 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 83rd 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 23.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029003304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029003304?
Census tract 06029003304 in Dustin Acres scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 06029003304?
Median gross rent is $1,176/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029003304?
15.0% of residents in tract 06029003304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,683.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029003304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 40th, minority 60th, housing 84th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029003304 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.0% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029003304 compare to Dustin Acres overall?
Tract 06029003304 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Dustin Acres at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dustin Acres; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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