Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Wasco Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06029004305 · Kern, CA · pop 1,662 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Wasco
For landlords sizing up Wasco, census tract 06029004305 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 100% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 100% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $99,792 a year. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 0%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units354
Renter share11.6%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$99,792
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wasco and the region
Centroid at 35.5722, -119.3512 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wasco scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wasco
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wasco
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wasco
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wasco
8.0
How Wasco compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%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.
- 19.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.5%Food insecurity
- 16.0%SNAP enrollment
- 10.9%Transit barriers
- 16.0%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 29.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wasco
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.2/10. 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 Wasco, 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 19.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
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 06029004305
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004305?
Census tract 06029004305 in Wasco scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 06029004305?
5.6% of residents in tract 06029004305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,662.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004305?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 6th, minority 89th, housing 8th.
Q4
What share of households in tract 06029004305 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.9% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5
How does tract 06029004305 compare to Wasco overall?
Tract 06029004305 scores 5.8/10, lower than the parent city of Wasco at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wasco; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wasco
Top eight tracts in Wasco ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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