11 census tracts · pop 37,580 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.5–9.9
Lafayette Park Square spans 11 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA, population 37,580. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.9/10, High tier. Against a Los Angeles baseline of 35.0%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $1,674, 13% below the Los Angeles average of $1,933.
Food insecurity affects 27.6% of adults, 9.8 points above the national rate. That places it #1 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
For a like-for-like read, Vermont Square and Ramona Gardens score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The 11 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
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
11 tracts · population-weighted
Lafayette Park Square vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lafayette Park Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.4%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility shutoff threat
27.8%Food insecurity
26.1%SNAP enrollment
14.4%No health insurance
34.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lafayette Park Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lafayette Park Square?
Lafayette Park Square scores 9.9/10 (High tier) across 11 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 Lafayette Park Square compare to Los Angeles overall?
Lafayette Park Square scores 0.1 points higher than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,674 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lafayette Park Square?
Average gross rent in Lafayette Park Square is $1,674/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lafayette Park Square residents are renters?
72% of Lafayette Park Square households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 37,580 residents.
Q5
Is Lafayette Park Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Lafayette Park Square sits in the 90th 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 Lafayette Park Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lafayette Park Square is census tract 06037218900 (score 9.9/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.5 to 9.9, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Lafayette Park Square for landlords?
Lafayette Park Square carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). Pop-weighted across 11 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 Lafayette Park Square?
Lafayette Park Square has 38,286 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (52.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (11.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
