5 census tracts · pop 15,032 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.6/10
· range 9–9.9
Little Ethiopia takes in 5 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA and houses 15,032 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.6/10, in the High tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. The severe-burden share is 28%. 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. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Los Angeles rate of 35.0%. This is a renter market: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. That places it #62 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
For a like-for-like read, Miracle Mile and Little Italy score within a fraction of it. The 5 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.9 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $2,008, close to the Los Angeles average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $92,484.
With little internal variation, 9.6/10 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
9.6
High
5 tracts · population-weighted
Little Ethiopia vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Little Ethiopia
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.8%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility shutoff threat
20.5%Food insecurity
20.1%SNAP enrollment
9.4%No health insurance
30.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Little Ethiopia
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Little Ethiopia?
Little Ethiopia scores 9.6/10 (High tier) across 5 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 Little Ethiopia compare to Los Angeles overall?
Little Ethiopia scores 0.2 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,008 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Little Ethiopia?
Average gross rent in Little Ethiopia is $2,008/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Little Ethiopia residents are renters?
71% of Little Ethiopia households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 15,032 residents.
Q5
Is Little Ethiopia a high social-vulnerability area?
Little Ethiopia sits in the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Little Ethiopia have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Little Ethiopia is census tract 06037218300 (score 9.9/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9 to 9.9, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Little Ethiopia for landlords?
Little Ethiopia carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.6/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Little Ethiopia?
Little Ethiopia has 15,258 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (33.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
