Neighborhood · Ranked #550 of 84,120 nationally

Hewitt Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037123205 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,959 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 06037123205 sits in the Hewitt area of Los Angeles eviction risk, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 7.6/10. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.

64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,825 monthly, set against $60,417 in average yearly household income, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 46% Stable renters 25% Owners 29%

Tract context

Occupied units769

Renter share70.7%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate34.6%

Median income$60,417

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.1946, -118.3836 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hewitt scores 8.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

34.6% poverty · this tract

8.7

Supply constraint

$1,825 rent vs county FMR

2.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Los Angeles

10.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.0

How Hewitt 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.

99%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
34%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hewitt. 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.

30.9%Housing insecurity
14.6%Utility-shutoff threat
39.4%Food insecurity
37.4%SNAP enrollment
18.7%Transit barriers
22.9%No health insurance
20.9%Frequent mental distress
41.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hewitt

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Los Angeles eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 30.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06037123205

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037123205?

Census tract 06037123205 in the Hewitt neighborhood scores 8.9/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06037123205?

Median gross rent is $1,825/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037123205?

34.6% of residents in tract 06037123205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,959.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037123205?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 75th, minority 85th, housing 34th.

Is tract 06037123205 considered part of Hewitt?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037123205 fall within Hewitt (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037123205 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.9% 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. 14.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037123205 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037123205 scores 8.9/10, lower than the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Angeles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Los Angeles

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