Census Tract · Ranked #2,005 of 84,120 nationally

South Gate Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06037535901 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,953

With a score of 6.5/10, tract 06037535901 in South Gate ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,953 residents. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

73% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,734 a month against an average household income of $59,514 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 13% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,700

Renter share49.0%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate20.3%

Median income$59,514

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across South Gate and the region

Centroid at 33.9462, -118.1940 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Gate scores 8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from South Gate

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

20.3% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$1,734 rent vs county FMR

1.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from South Gate

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from South Gate

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from South Gate

7.0

How South Gate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

95%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
81%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
23%Grade B
3%Grade C
0%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

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.

29.7%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
37.4%Food insecurity
33.5%SNAP enrollment
17.2%Transit barriers
24.8%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
41.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Gate

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 South Gate, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 06037535901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037535901?

Census tract 06037535901 in South Gate scores 8/10 (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 06037535901?

Median gross rent is $1,734/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037535901?

20.3% of residents in tract 06037535901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,953.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037535901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 71th, minority 97th, housing 81th.

What share of households in tract 06037535901 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.7% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037535901 compare to South Gate overall?

Tract 06037535901 scores 8/10, lower than the parent city of South Gate at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Gate; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037535901 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in South Gate

Top eight tracts in South Gate ranked by composite eviction-risk score.