22 census tracts · pop 91,676 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.8/10
· range 8.8–9.9
Walker takes in 22 census tracts of Bell, CA and houses 91,676 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.8/10, High tier. Against a Bell baseline of 40.3%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Food insecurity affects 39.3% of adults, 21.5 points above the national rate. This is a renter market: 74% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.2/10.
26.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.3/10. The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 8.8 to 9.9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,550, close to the Bell average. Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $58,584.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.8
High
22 tracts · population-weighted
Walker vs BellHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Walker
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.9%Housing insecurity
13.8%Utility shutoff threat
40.0%Food insecurity
35.3%SNAP enrollment
26.7%No health insurance
41.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Walker
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walker?
Walker scores 9.8/10 (High tier) across 22 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Walker compare to Bell overall?
Walker scores 0.8 points higher than Bell overall (9/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 40% citywide. Average rent: $1,550 vs $1,575.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walker?
Average gross rent in Walker is $1,550/month (pop-weighted across 22 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walker residents are renters?
74% of Walker households are renter-occupied (vs 74% in Bell). The neighborhood has 91,676 residents.
Q5
Is Walker a high social-vulnerability area?
Walker sits in the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Walker have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Walker is census tract 06037533603 (score 9.9/10). Across the 22 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.8 to 9.9, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Walker for landlords?
Walker carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.8/10). Pop-weighted across 22 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bell as a whole (9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Walker?
Walker has 89,998 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (94.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (1.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
