Neighborhood · Ranked #434 of 84,120 nationally

American Gold Star Manor Eviction Risk: High , Long Beach

Tract 06037578000 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 6,358 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 06037578000 belongs to the American Gold Star Manor area of Long Beach, California. It is home to 6,358 residents and scores 7.2/10, an elevated reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #2,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,518 monthly, set against $59,141 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 32% Owners 29%

Tract context

Occupied units1,550

Renter share71.2%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate35.0%

Median income$59,141

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Long Beach and the region

Centroid at 33.7948, -118.2163 · click any tract to drill in

Why American Gold Star Manor scores 9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Long Beach

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

35.0% poverty · this tract

8.7

Supply constraint

$1,518 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Long Beach

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Long Beach

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Long Beach

8.5

How American Gold Star Manor 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.

95%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
94%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
6%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

Within American Gold Star Manor. 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.

27.1%Housing insecurity
13.5%Utility-shutoff threat
36.1%Food insecurity
35.1%SNAP enrollment
17.2%Transit barriers
18.3%No health insurance
19.0%Frequent mental distress
40.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in American Gold Star Manor

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Long Beach eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th 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.

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

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 06037578000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037578000?

Census tract 06037578000 in the American Gold Star Manor neighborhood scores 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 06037578000?

Median gross rent is $1,518/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037578000?

35.0% of residents in tract 06037578000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,358.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037578000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 93th, minority 93th, housing 94th.

Is tract 06037578000 considered part of American Gold Star Manor?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037578000 fall within American Gold Star Manor (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037578000 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.1% 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. 13.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037578000 compare to Long Beach overall?

Tract 06037578000 scores 9/10, lower than the parent city of Long Beach at 9.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Long Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037578000 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. 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.

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