Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Golden Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06029006006 · Kern, CA · pop 4,054 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Golden Hills
Census tract 06029006006 sits in Golden Hills, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 21% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 6% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,683 a month against an average household income of $107,824 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,640
Renter share8.8%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$107,824
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Golden Hills and the region
Centroid at 35.1611, -118.5218 · click any tract to drill in
Why Golden Hills scores 4.1
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
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,683 rent vs county FMR
7.2
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: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%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.
- 8.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.5%Food insecurity
- 9.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 30.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Golden Hills
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.2/10. 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 Golden Hills, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well 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 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06029006006
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06029006006?
Census tract 06029006006 in Golden Hills scores 4.1/10 (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 06029006006?
Median gross rent is $1,683/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 6% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06029006006?
3.6% of residents in tract 06029006006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,054.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06029006006?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 68th, minority 47th, housing 27th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06029006006 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06029006006 compare to Golden Hills overall?
Tract 06029006006 scores 4.1/10, 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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