Neighborhood · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally

The Alhambra Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037481604 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,980 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Tract 06037481604 sits in the The Alhambra area of Alhambra, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.6/10. Population here is 3,980. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.

Risk score

7.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 29% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units1,429

Renter share59.3%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate8.1%

Median income$79,609

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Alhambra and the region

Centroid at 34.0832, -118.1261 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Alhambra scores 7.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Alhambra

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

8.1% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$2,053 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Alhambra

7.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Alhambra

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Alhambra

6.6

How The Alhambra compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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

62%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
39%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
88%Grade B
12%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within The Alhambra. 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.

12.9%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
17.4%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
7.8%Transit barriers
8.3%No health insurance
13.3%Frequent mental distress
26.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Alhambra

25% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, economic stress reads 2/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10.

It sits 0.8 points below the Los Angeles County average of 8.4. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Los Angeles. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

On the national scale it lands near the 88th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 6.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 52% of renters. Average gross rent is $2,053, close to the Alhambra average. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $79,609.

59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037481604

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037481604?

Census tract 06037481604 in the The Alhambra neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 06037481604?

Median gross rent is $2,053/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037481604?

8.1% of residents in tract 06037481604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,980.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037481604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 62th, minority 95th, housing 39th.

Is tract 06037481604 considered part of The Alhambra?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037481604 fall within The Alhambra (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037481604 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.9% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037481604 compare to Alhambra overall?

Tract 06037481604 scores 7.6/10, lower than the parent city of Alhambra at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alhambra; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037481604 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Alhambra

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