Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Delano Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06029005006 · Kern, CA · pop 3,919

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06029005006 (Delano, California) comes in at 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 70th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,811 monthly, set against $98,073 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 13% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,037

Renter share19.9%

SVI overall0.60

Poverty rate3.1%

Median income$98,073

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Delano and the region

Centroid at 35.7695, -119.2298 · click any tract to drill in

Why Delano scores 5.4

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

3.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,811 rent vs county FMR

8.1

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: 60

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

62%Socioeconomic
33%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
51%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.

16.7%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
19.2%Food insecurity
13.5%SNAP enrollment
9.5%Transit barriers
14.8%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
30.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Delano

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 60th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06029005006

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029005006?

Census tract 06029005006 in Delano scores 5.4/10 (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 06029005006?

Median gross rent is $1,811/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06029005006?

3.1% of residents in tract 06029005006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,919.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06029005006?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 33th, minority 94th, housing 51th.

What share of households in tract 06029005006 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.7% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06029005006 compare to Delano overall?

Tract 06029005006 scores 5.4/10, 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.