Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Watts Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037240700 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 6,324 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 06037240700 covers part of the Watts area of Los Angeles, CA, and scores 9.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 6,324. The severe-burden share is 56%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 14% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,652

Renter share49.8%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate18.8%

Median income$59,107

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 33.9470, -118.2594 · click any tract to drill in

Why Watts scores 9.9

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

18.8% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$1,680 rent vs county FMR

1.4

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 Watts compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

98%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
85%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
61%Grade C
6%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 Watts. 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.

34.6%Housing insecurity
16.8%Utility-shutoff threat
43.3%Food insecurity
42.1%SNAP enrollment
20.5%Transit barriers
23.7%No health insurance
21.1%Frequent mental distress
43.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Watts

Against Los Angeles County at 53.8%, 71% of renters here are cost-burdened. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.

SNAP participation runs 42.1% against 15.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Housing insecurity runs 34.6% against 14.2% nationally.

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 9.5/10. Set annual rent against average income of $59,107 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. It sits 1.5 points above the Los Angeles County average of 8.4.

The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Average gross rent is $1,680, 13% below the Los Angeles average.

This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Los Angeles. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037240700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037240700?

Census tract 06037240700 in the Watts neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (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 06037240700?

Median gross rent is $1,680/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037240700?

18.8% of residents in tract 06037240700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,324.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037240700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 92th, minority 99th, housing 85th.

Is tract 06037240700 considered part of Watts?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037240700 fall within Watts (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037240700 struggle to pay rent?

About 34.6% 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. 16.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037240700 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037240700 scores 9.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.8/10. 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 06037240700 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. 6% 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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