Neighborhood · Ranked #237 of 84,120 nationally

Little Armenia Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037190901 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,609 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Eviction risk in the Little Armenia area of Los Angeles centers on tract 06037190901, which scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,609 residents. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,434 a month against an average household income of $43,667 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 49% Owners 1%

Tract context

Occupied units1,230

Renter share98.5%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate30.0%

Median income$43,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0944, -118.3125 · click any tract to drill in

Why Little Armenia scores 9.2

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

30.0% poverty · this tract

7.5

Supply constraint

$1,434 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Little Armenia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

99%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
100%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
56%Grade C
44%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 Little Armenia. 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.

33.0%Housing insecurity
16.3%Utility-shutoff threat
42.9%Food insecurity
42.5%SNAP enrollment
20.6%Transit barriers
24.7%No health insurance
21.6%Frequent mental distress
43.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Little Armenia

The score leans hardest on 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 33.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 44% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 06037190901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037190901?

Census tract 06037190901 in the Little Armenia neighborhood scores 9.2/10 (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 06037190901?

Median gross rent is $1,434/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037190901?

30.0% of residents in tract 06037190901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,609.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037190901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 45th, minority 86th, housing 100th.

Is tract 06037190901 considered part of Little Armenia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037190901 fall within Little Armenia (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037190901 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.0% 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. 16.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037190901 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037190901 scores 9.2/10, 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.

Was tract 06037190901 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. 44% 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.

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