Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #1,455 of 84,120 nationally
Ford City Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029003400 · Kern, CA · pop 4,357 · 89% of tract blocks fall in Ford City
The Elevated-tier score of 6.5/10 for census tract 06029003400 reflects conditions in Ford City, California. On the national scale it ranks #10,286 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $993 monthly, set against $45,976 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.3
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,252
Renter share62.2%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate39.2%
Median income$45,976
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ford City and the region
Centroid at 35.1651, -119.4673 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ford City scores 8.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ford City
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
39.2% poverty · this tract
9.8
Supply constraint
$993 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ford City
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ford City
2.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ford City
4.1
How Ford City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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.
- 31.7%Housing insecurity
- 18.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 42.9%Food insecurity
- 46.0%SNAP enrollment
- 22.1%Transit barriers
- 25.3%No health insurance
- 25.3%Frequent mental distress
- 47.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ford City
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Ford City, 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 85th 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 31.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.9% 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 06029003400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029003400?
Census tract 06029003400 in Ford City scores 8.3/10 (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 06029003400?
Median gross rent is $993/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029003400?
39.2% of residents in tract 06029003400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,357.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029003400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 76th, minority 69th, housing 31th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029003400 struggle to pay rent?
About 31.7% 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. 18.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029003400 compare to Ford City overall?
Tract 06029003400 scores 8.3/10, higher than the parent city of Ford City at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ford City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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