Neighborhood · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally

Lompoc Village Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06083002709 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 4,419 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

In the Lompoc Village neighborhood of Lompoc, census tract 06083002709 scores 5.8/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 69th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,499 a month against an average household income of $47,415 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 35% Owners 25%

Tract context

Occupied units1,240

Renter share75.2%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate16.8%

Median income$47,415

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lompoc and the region

Centroid at 34.6432, -120.4711 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lompoc Village scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lompoc

6.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.6

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

16.8% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$1,499 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lompoc

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lompoc

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lompoc

7.1

How Lompoc Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

78%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
78%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lompoc Village. 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.

30.1%Housing insecurity
17.5%Utility-shutoff threat
39.6%Food insecurity
40.0%SNAP enrollment
20.1%Transit barriers
22.3%No health insurance
22.8%Frequent mental distress
43.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lompoc Village

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Lompoc, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Santa Barbara County average of 5.5 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 89th 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 30.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.5% 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 06083002709

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083002709?

Census tract 06083002709 in the Lompoc Village neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06083002709?

Median gross rent is $1,499/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083002709?

16.8% of residents in tract 06083002709 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,419.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083002709?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 92th, minority 87th, housing 78th.

Is tract 06083002709 considered part of Lompoc Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06083002709 fall within Lompoc Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06083002709 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.1% 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. 17.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083002709 compare to Lompoc overall?

Tract 06083002709 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of Lompoc at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lompoc; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lompoc

Top eight tracts in Lompoc ranked by composite eviction-risk score.