7 census tracts · pop 20,332 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.7/10
· range 8.7–9.9
Thai Town spans 7 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA and houses 20,332 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.7/10, in the High tier. Against a Los Angeles baseline of 35.0%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10.
84% 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. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 8.7 to 9.9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $1,790, 7% below the Los Angeles average of $1,933. That places it #52 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Sun Valley and Dayton Avenue. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $72,084.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 9.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.7
High
7 tracts · population-weighted
Thai Town vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Thai Town
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.8%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
16.0%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
27.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Thai Town
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Thai Town?
Thai Town scores 9.7/10 (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 Thai Town compare to Los Angeles overall?
Thai Town scores 0.1 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,790 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Thai Town?
Average gross rent in Thai Town is $1,790/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Thai Town residents are renters?
84% of Thai Town households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 20,332 residents.
Q5
Is Thai Town a high social-vulnerability area?
Thai Town sits in the 71st 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 Thai Town have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Thai Town is census tract 06037190510 (score 9.9/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.7 to 9.9, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Thai Town for landlords?
Thai Town carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.7/10). 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 Thai Town?
Thai Town has 19,875 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.9%), Hispanic / Latino (23.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
