Census Tract · Ranked #3,427 of 84,120 nationally

Bell Gardens Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037534002 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,064

With a score of 6.5/10, tract 06037534002 in Bell Gardens ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,064 residents. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,870 monthly, set against $80,500 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 32% Owners 24%

Tract context

Occupied units978

Renter share76.5%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate13.4%

Median income$80,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bell Gardens and the region

Centroid at 33.9675, -118.1400 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bell Gardens scores 7.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Bell Gardens

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

13.4% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$1,870 rent vs county FMR

2.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Bell Gardens

8.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Bell Gardens

9.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Bell Gardens

8.4

How Bell Gardens 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.

88%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
81%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.

27.8%Housing insecurity
11.3%Utility-shutoff threat
34.3%Food insecurity
28.7%SNAP enrollment
15.3%Transit barriers
24.1%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
39.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bell Gardens

The heaviest input here 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 Gardens, 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.

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 27.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06037534002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037534002?

Census tract 06037534002 in Bell Gardens scores 7.4/10 (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 06037534002?

Median gross rent is $1,870/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037534002?

13.4% of residents in tract 06037534002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,064.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037534002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 68th, minority 95th, housing 81th.

What share of households in tract 06037534002 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.8% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037534002 compare to Bell Gardens overall?

Tract 06037534002 scores 7.4/10, lower than the parent city of Bell Gardens at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bell Gardens; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bell Gardens

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