Neighborhood · Ranked #2,214 of 84,120 nationally

Walker Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bell

Tract 06037533902 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,454 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Here is how census tract 06037533902, in the Walker neighborhood of Bell, looks to a landlord: a 6.5/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 4,454. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,823 a month against an average household income of $57,803 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 72% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 27% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,022

Renter share71.6%

SVI overall0.75

Poverty rate14.2%

Median income$57,803

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bell and the region

Centroid at 33.9674, -118.1537 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walker scores 7.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Bell

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

14.2% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$1,823 rent vs county FMR

1.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Bell

8.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Bell

9.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Bell

8.4

How Walker compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

93%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
39%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Walker. 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.

30.5%Housing insecurity
12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
37.5%Food insecurity
31.7%SNAP enrollment
17.0%Transit barriers
26.3%No health insurance
19.1%Frequent mental distress
39.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Walker

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 Bell, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Los Angeles 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 30.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 75th 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.

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 06037533902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037533902?

Census tract 06037533902 in the Walker neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (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 06037533902?

Median gross rent is $1,823/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037533902?

14.2% of residents in tract 06037533902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,454.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037533902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 34th, minority 98th, housing 39th.

Is tract 06037533902 considered part of Walker?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037533902 fall within Walker (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037533902 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.5% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037533902 compare to Bell overall?

Tract 06037533902 scores 7.9/10, lower than the parent city of Bell at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bell

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