Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Golden Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06029006003 · Kern, CA · pop 5,908 · 79% of tract blocks fall in Golden Hills
Census tract 06029006003 runs through Golden Hills. With 5,908 residents, it scores 5.7/10 for landlords. It lands near the 66th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,225 a month against an average household income of $69,962 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,230
Renter share29.6%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate17.4%
Median income$69,962
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Golden Hills and the region
Centroid at 35.1400, -118.4819 · click any tract to drill in
Why Golden Hills scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Golden Hills
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
17.4% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,225 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Golden Hills
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Golden Hills
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Golden Hills
4.6
How Golden Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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.
- 14.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.4%Food insecurity
- 16.1%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 20.0%Frequent mental distress
- 33.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Golden Hills
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.2/10. 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 Golden Hills, 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 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd 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 06029006003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029006003?
Census tract 06029006003 in Golden Hills scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06029006003?
Median gross rent is $1,225/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029006003?
17.4% of residents in tract 06029006003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,908.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029006003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 72th, minority 56th, housing 28th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029006003 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.3% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029006003 compare to Golden Hills overall?
Tract 06029006003 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Golden Hills at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Golden Hills; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Golden Hills
Top eight tracts in Golden Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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