12 census tracts · pop 49,117 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.9–9.9
Florence spans 12 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA, population 49,117. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.9/10, in the High tier. Against a Los Angeles baseline of 35.0%, 63% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 37%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 37.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. This is a renter market: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 18.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Average gross rent is $1,533, 21% below the Los Angeles average of $1,933. Among the 161 mapped neighborhoods of Los Angeles, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, Ramona Gardens and Bicycle District score within a fraction of it.
With little internal variation, 9.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.9
High
12 tracts · population-weighted
Florence vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority99%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Florence
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
37.0%Housing insecurity
18.3%Utility shutoff threat
46.8%Food insecurity
45.7%SNAP enrollment
26.1%No health insurance
44.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Florence
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Florence?
Florence scores 9.9/10 (High tier) across 12 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 Florence compare to Los Angeles overall?
Florence scores 0.1 points higher than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,533 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Florence?
Average gross rent in Florence is $1,533/month (pop-weighted across 12 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Florence residents are renters?
67% of Florence households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 49,117 residents.
Q5
Is Florence a high social-vulnerability area?
Florence sits in the 96th 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 Florence have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Florence is census tract 06037239802 (score 9.9/10). Across the 12 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.9 to 9.9, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Florence for landlords?
Florence carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). Pop-weighted across 12 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Los Angeles as a whole (9.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Florence?
Florence has 48,640 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (79.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.2%), Other / Multiracial (1.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
