Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,427 of 84,120 nationally
Desert View Housing Area Eviction Risk: Elevated , Barstow
Tract 06071012002 · San Bernardino, CA · pop 5,341 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The Desert View Housing Area area of Barstow anchors census tract 06071012002, which lands at 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,569 monthly, set against $57,400 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,998
Renter share44.8%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate22.1%
Median income$57,400
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Barstow and the region
Centroid at 34.8750, -116.9691 · click any tract to drill in
Why Desert View Housing Area scores 7.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Barstow
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
22.1% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$1,569 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Barstow
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Barstow
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Barstow
7.8
How Desert View Housing Area compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
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.
- 20.9%Housing insecurity
- 11.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.7%Food insecurity
- 26.6%SNAP enrollment
- 13.8%Transit barriers
- 14.0%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 36.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Desert View Housing Area
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Barstow, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the San Bernardino County average of 6.5 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 06071012002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06071012002?
Census tract 06071012002 in the Desert View Housing Area neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (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 06071012002?
Median gross rent is $1,569/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06071012002?
22.1% of residents in tract 06071012002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,341.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06071012002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 89th, minority 78th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 06071012002 considered part of Desert View Housing Area?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06071012002 fall within Desert View Housing Area (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06071012002 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.9% 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. 11.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06071012002 compare to Barstow overall?
Tract 06071012002 scores 7.4/10, lower than the parent city of Barstow at 8.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Barstow; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Barstow
Top eight tracts in Barstow ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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