Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally
McFarland Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029004703 · Kern, CA · pop 4,891 · 87% of tract blocks fall in McFarland
McFarland is where census tract 06029004703 sits, home to 4,891 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.6/10. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,183 a month against an average household income of $61,583 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,054
Renter share22.0%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate16.3%
Median income$61,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across McFarland and the region
Centroid at 35.6670, -119.2418 · click any tract to drill in
Why McFarland scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from McFarland
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
16.3% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,183 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from McFarland
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from McFarland
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from McFarland
8.6
How McFarland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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.
- 33.2%Housing insecurity
- 17.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 40.9%Food insecurity
- 38.0%SNAP enrollment
- 20.1%Transit barriers
- 27.8%No health insurance
- 22.4%Frequent mental distress
- 41.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in McFarland
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 8.6/10. 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 McFarland, 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 33.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 89th 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 06029004703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004703?
Census tract 06029004703 in McFarland scores 7.1/10 (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 06029004703?
Median gross rent is $1,183/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004703?
16.3% of residents in tract 06029004703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,891.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 68th, minority 96th, housing 81th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029004703 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.2% 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. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029004703 compare to McFarland overall?
Tract 06029004703 scores 7.1/10, lower than the parent city of McFarland at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from McFarland; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in McFarland
Top eight tracts in McFarland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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