Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Dominguez Eviction Risk: Moderate , Carson

Tract 06037544001 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,079 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

For landlords sizing up the Dominguez neighborhood of Carson, census tract 06037544001 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. That is riskier than about 73% of US census tracts.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,899 a month against an average household income of $92,135 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 8% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units1,217

Renter share21.3%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate8.5%

Median income$92,135

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Carson and the region

Centroid at 33.8406, -118.2181 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dominguez scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Carson

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

8.5% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,899 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Carson

7.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Carson

5.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Carson

6.0

How Dominguez compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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

66%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
30%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
31%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 Dominguez. 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.

20.7%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
24.2%Food insecurity
19.5%SNAP enrollment
11.5%Transit barriers
14.6%No health insurance
16.6%Frequent mental distress
32.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Dominguez

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.2/10. 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 Carson, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037544001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037544001?

Census tract 06037544001 in the Dominguez neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 06037544001?

Median gross rent is $1,899/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037544001?

8.5% of residents in tract 06037544001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,079.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037544001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 87th, minority 91th, housing 30th.

Is tract 06037544001 considered part of Dominguez?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037544001 fall within Dominguez (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037544001 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.7% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037544001 compare to Carson overall?

Tract 06037544001 scores 4.9/10, lower than the parent city of Carson at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Carson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037544001 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 Carson

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