Census Tract · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Lompoc Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06083002802 · Santa Barbara, CA · pop 7,653 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Lompoc

Census tract 06083002802 sits in Lompoc in Santa Barbara County, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #28,731 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,848 a month against an average household income of $88,526 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 21% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units2,598

Renter share36.4%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate21.0%

Median income$88,526

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lompoc and the region

Centroid at 34.6652, -120.4554 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lompoc scores 6.9

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

21.0% poverty · this tract

5.3

Supply constraint

$1,848 rent vs county FMR

1.1

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 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

77%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
42%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.

18.6%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
23.7%Food insecurity
22.4%SNAP enrollment
12.0%Transit barriers
13.9%No health insurance
18.8%Frequent mental distress
37.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lompoc

The score leans hardest on 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 below 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 76th 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 18.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% 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 06083002802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06083002802?

Census tract 06083002802 in Lompoc scores 6.9/10 (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 06083002802?

Median gross rent is $1,848/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06083002802?

21.0% of residents in tract 06083002802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,653.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06083002802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 87th, minority 77th, housing 42th.

What share of households in tract 06083002802 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.6% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06083002802 compare to Lompoc overall?

Tract 06083002802 scores 6.9/10, 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.