Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally
California City Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029005508 · Kern, CA · pop 4,865 · 93% of tract blocks fall in California City
06029005508 is a census tract in California City, CA. It scores 6.8/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,865 residents. 26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,674
Renter share32.2%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate20.2%
Median income$58,390
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
National
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across California City and the region
Centroid at 35.1220, -118.0079 · click any tract to drill in
Why California City scores 6.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from California City
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
20.2% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,394 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from California City
5.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from California City
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from California City
5.2
How California City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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.
- 21.2%Housing insecurity
- 12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.3%Food insecurity
- 27.5%SNAP enrollment
- 13.7%Transit barriers
- 12.7%No health insurance
- 21.2%Frequent mental distress
- 38.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in California City
SNAP participation runs 27.5% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Food insecurity runs 26.3% against 17.8% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 84% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. The legal-climate inputs (statute speed, court posture, rent-regulation exposure) come from California eviction laws City as a whole. Only the economic and supply signals are measured inside this tract.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.3/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 46% of renters. It tracks the Kern County average of 6.4 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,394, close to the California City average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $58,390. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029005508
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029005508?
Census tract 06029005508 in California City scores 6.8/10 (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 06029005508?
Median gross rent is $1,394/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029005508?
20.2% of residents in tract 06029005508 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,865.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029005508?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 86th, minority 80th, housing 47th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029005508 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.2% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029005508 compare to California City overall?
Tract 06029005508 scores 6.8/10, higher than the parent city of California City at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from California eviction laws City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in California City
Top eight tracts in California City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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