Whitley Heights Historic District Eviction Risk: High
2 census tracts · pop 5,422 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.3/10
· range 9.1–9.5
Whitley Heights Historic District spans 2 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA and houses 5,422 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.3/10, in the High tier. Against a Los Angeles baseline of 35.0%, 60% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. 30% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
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.
66% 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. 4.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Among the 161 mapped neighborhoods of Los Angeles, it ranks #81 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Brentwood Glen and Mount Washington.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 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 $91,869.
With little internal variation, 9.3/10 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
9.3
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Whitley Heights Historic District vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Whitley Heights Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.9%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
9.5%SNAP enrollment
4.7%No health insurance
24.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Whitley Heights Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whitley Heights Historic District?
Whitley Heights Historic District scores 9.3/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Whitley Heights Historic District compare to Los Angeles overall?
Whitley Heights Historic District scores 0.5 points lower than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,008 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whitley Heights Historic District?
Average gross rent in Whitley Heights Historic District is $2,008/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whitley Heights Historic District residents are renters?
66% of Whitley Heights Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 5,422 residents.
Q5
Is Whitley Heights Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Whitley Heights Historic District sits in the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Whitley Heights Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Whitley Heights Historic District is census tract 06037189702 (score 9.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.1 to 9.5, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Whitley Heights Historic District for landlords?
Whitley Heights Historic District carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Whitley Heights Historic District?
Whitley Heights Historic District has 5,666 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.5%), Hispanic / Latino (13.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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