Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally
McFarland Eviction Risk: High
Tract 06029004704 · Kern, CA · pop 5,951 · 95% of tract blocks fall in McFarland
With a score of 6.5/10, tract 06029004704 in McFarland ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,951 residents. On the national scale it ranks #10,290 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $958 a month while the average household earns $58,480 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,517
Renter share50.7%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate28.0%
Median income$58,480
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
National
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across McFarland and the region
Centroid at 35.6815, -119.2435 · click any tract to drill in
Why McFarland scores 8.1
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
28.0% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$958 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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.
- 31.9%Housing insecurity
- 16.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 40.4%Food insecurity
- 37.0%SNAP enrollment
- 19.6%Transit barriers
- 27.3%No health insurance
- 21.4%Frequent mental distress
- 42.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in McFarland
What moves this score most 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 31.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.5% 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 06029004704
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004704?
Census tract 06029004704 in McFarland scores 8.1/10 (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 06029004704?
Median gross rent is $958/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004704?
28.0% of residents in tract 06029004704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,951.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004704?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 81th, minority 88th, housing 96th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029004704 struggle to pay rent?
About 31.9% 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. 16.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029004704 compare to McFarland overall?
Tract 06029004704 scores 8.1/10, right in line with 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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