Neighborhood · Ranked #162 of 84,120 nationally

Walker Eviction Risk: High , Bell

Tract 06037534102 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,912 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

In the Walker area of Bell, census tract 06037534102 scores 6.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 94% of US census tracts.

About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,582 a month while the average household earns $48,229 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 84% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.3

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 52% Stable renters 33% Owners 15%

Tract context

Occupied units1,476

Renter share84.4%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate29.6%

Median income$48,229

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bell and the region

Centroid at 33.9702, -118.1616 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walker scores 9.3

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

29.6% poverty · this tract

7.4

Supply constraint

$1,582 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 94

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

98%Socioeconomic
81%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
67%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.

36.7%Housing insecurity
16.8%Utility-shutoff threat
46.9%Food insecurity
43.3%SNAP enrollment
21.7%Transit barriers
30.3%No health insurance
21.1%Frequent mental distress
45.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Walker

The score leans hardest on 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 above 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 36.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th 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 06037534102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037534102?

Census tract 06037534102 in the Walker neighborhood scores 9.3/10 (High 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 06037534102?

Median gross rent is $1,582/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037534102?

29.6% of residents in tract 06037534102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,912.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037534102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 81th, minority 99th, housing 67th.

Is tract 06037534102 considered part of Walker?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037534102 fall within Walker (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037534102 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.7% 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. 16.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037534102 compare to Bell overall?

Tract 06037534102 scores 9.3/10, higher 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.