7 census tracts · pop 23,493 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.9–9.9
New Chinatown is a 7-tract neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA and houses 23,493 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.9/10, High tier. Against a Los Angeles baseline of 35.0%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. 90% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The severe-burden share is 30%. 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 eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
That places it #1 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles. For a like-for-like read, Vermont Square and Little Bangladesh score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 7 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,882, close to the Los Angeles average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.9
High
7 tracts · population-weighted
New Chinatown vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in New Chinatown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.3%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility shutoff threat
23.6%Food insecurity
21.2%SNAP enrollment
11.9%No health insurance
30.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About New Chinatown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for New Chinatown?
New Chinatown scores 9.9/10 (High tier) across 7 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 New Chinatown compare to Los Angeles overall?
New Chinatown scores 0.1 points higher than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,882 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in New Chinatown?
Average gross rent in New Chinatown is $1,882/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of New Chinatown residents are renters?
90% of New Chinatown households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 23,493 residents.
Q5
Is New Chinatown a high social-vulnerability area?
New Chinatown sits in the 75th 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 New Chinatown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in New Chinatown is census tract 06037197700 (score 9.9/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.9 to 9.9, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is New Chinatown for landlords?
New Chinatown carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 New Chinatown?
New Chinatown has 23,438 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (42.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (27.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
