Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,427 of 84,120 nationally
North Shafter Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029004101 · Kern, CA · pop 6,450 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 06029004101 runs through the North Shafter area of Shafter. With 6,450 residents, it scores 6.4/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #11,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,239 a month against an average household income of $77,607 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,709
Renter share33.3%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate25.4%
Median income$77,607
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shafter and the region
Centroid at 35.5064, -119.2720 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Shafter scores 7.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Shafter
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
25.4% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,239 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shafter
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shafter
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shafter
7.3
How North Shafter compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North Shafter. 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.
- 22.1%Housing insecurity
- 11.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.5%Food insecurity
- 23.9%SNAP enrollment
- 13.6%Transit barriers
- 18.9%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 37.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Shafter
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 7.3/10. 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 Shafter, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd 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.
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 06029004101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004101?
Census tract 06029004101 in the North Shafter neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (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 average rent in tract 06029004101?
Median gross rent is $1,239/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004101?
25.4% of residents in tract 06029004101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,450.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 89th, minority 83th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 06029004101 considered part of North Shafter?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06029004101 fall within North Shafter (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06029004101 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.1% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06029004101 compare to Shafter overall?
Tract 06029004101 scores 7.4/10, lower than the parent city of Shafter at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shafter; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Shafter
Top eight tracts in Shafter ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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