Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
China Lake Acres Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06029005509 · Kern, CA · pop 4,481 · 31% of tract blocks fall in China Lake Acres
Here is how census tract 06029005509, in China Lake Acres in Kern County, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,481. That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 20% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,299 a month while the average household earns $93,438 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,642
Renter share23.4%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$93,438
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across China Lake Acres and the region
Centroid at 35.5726, -117.6939 · click any tract to drill in
Why China Lake Acres scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from China Lake Acres
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,299 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from China Lake Acres
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from China Lake Acres
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from China Lake Acres
6.0
How China Lake Acres compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%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.
- 11.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.5%Food insecurity
- 13.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.8%Transit barriers
- 7.0%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 34.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in China Lake Acres
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 China Lake Acres, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 61st 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 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% 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 06029005509
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029005509?
Census tract 06029005509 in China Lake Acres scores 6.1/10 (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 06029005509?
Median gross rent is $1,299/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029005509?
13.9% of residents in tract 06029005509 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,481.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029005509?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 72th, minority 54th, housing 52th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029005509 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.1% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029005509 compare to China Lake Acres overall?
Tract 06029005509 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of China Lake Acres at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from China Lake Acres; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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