Within neighborhood
76
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #947 of 84,120 nationally
Walker Eviction Risk: High , Bell
Tract 06037533402 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,770 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Eviction risk in the Walker area of Bell centers on tract 06037533402, which scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,770 residents. It lands near the 89th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,267 a month against an average household income of $59,886 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 80% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.6
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units991
Renter share79.9%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate24.2%
Median income$59,886
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bell and the region
Centroid at 33.9899, -118.1952 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walker scores 8.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
24.2% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,267 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bell
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bell
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bell
7.7
How Walker compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 100%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 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.
- 39.0%Housing insecurity
- 18.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 50.9%Food insecurity
- 48.9%SNAP enrollment
- 23.8%Transit barriers
- 32.8%No health insurance
- 21.3%Frequent mental distress
- 48.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walker
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 85th 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 06037533402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037533402?
Census tract 06037533402 in the Walker neighborhood scores 8.6/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06037533402?
Median gross rent is $1,267/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037533402?
24.2% of residents in tract 06037533402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,770.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037533402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 79th, minority 99th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 06037533402 considered part of Walker?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037533402 fall within Walker (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037533402 struggle to pay rent?
About 39.0% 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. 18.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037533402 compare to Bell overall?
Tract 06037533402 scores 8.6/10, right in line with 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.
Q8
Was tract 06037533402 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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 Bell
Top eight tracts in Bell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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