Census Tract · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Delano Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06029004903 · Kern, CA · pop 4,974

The Moderate-tier score of 4.9/10 for census tract 06029004903 reflects conditions in Delano, California. That is riskier than roughly 36% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

11% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,225 monthly, set against $88,309 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 9% Owners 90%

Tract context

Occupied units1,280

Renter share9.7%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate3.8%

Median income$88,309

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Delano and the region

Centroid at 35.7868, -119.2320 · click any tract to drill in

Why Delano scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Delano

4.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

3.8% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,225 rent vs county FMR

3.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Delano

7.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Delano

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Delano

7.1

How Delano compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

62%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
24%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.

20.6%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
26.2%Food insecurity
19.7%SNAP enrollment
12.1%Transit barriers
18.8%No health insurance
17.2%Frequent mental distress
34.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Delano

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 Delano, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Kern County average of 6.1 and below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06029004903

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029004903?

Census tract 06029004903 in Delano scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06029004903?

Median gross rent is $1,225/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029004903?

3.8% of residents in tract 06029004903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,974.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029004903?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 58th, minority 99th, housing 24th.

What share of households in tract 06029004903 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.6% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029004903 compare to Delano overall?

Tract 06029004903 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of Delano at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Delano; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Delano

Top eight tracts in Delano ranked by composite eviction-risk score.