11 census tracts · pop 36,794 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.8/10
· range 9.2–9.9
Wilmington spans 11 census tracts of Los Angeles, CA, population 36,794. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.8/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 35.0% citywide, putting Wilmington 21.8% over its own city.
36% 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. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10. SNAP participation is 41.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Average gross rent is $1,440, 26% below the Los Angeles average of $1,933. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
That places it #42 of 161 neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 11 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $58,584.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.8
High
11 tracts · population-weighted
Wilmington vs Los AngelesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wilmington
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.7%Housing insecurity
15.0%Utility shutoff threat
41.4%Food insecurity
37.9%SNAP enrollment
26.1%No health insurance
42.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wilmington
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wilmington?
Wilmington scores 9.8/10 (High tier) across 11 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 Wilmington compare to Los Angeles overall?
Wilmington scores 0.0 points higher than Los Angeles overall (9.8/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,440 vs $1,933.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wilmington?
Average gross rent in Wilmington is $1,440/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wilmington residents are renters?
72% of Wilmington households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Los Angeles). The neighborhood has 36,794 residents.
Q5
Is Wilmington a high social-vulnerability area?
Wilmington sits in the 89th 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 Wilmington have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wilmington is census tract 06037294830 (score 9.9/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.2 to 9.9, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Wilmington for landlords?
Wilmington carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.8/10). Pop-weighted across 11 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 Wilmington?
Wilmington has 36,570 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (90.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
