Census Tract · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally

Lynwood Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06037540203 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,694

Lynwood anchors census tract 06037540203, which lands at 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #8,951 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

67% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,505 monthly, set against $63,831 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 72% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 24% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,259

Renter share72.3%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate22.1%

Median income$63,831

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynwood and the region

Centroid at 33.9275, -118.2044 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lynwood scores 8.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lynwood

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

22.1% poverty · this tract

5.5

Supply constraint

$1,505 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lynwood

8.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lynwood

9.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lynwood

8.0

How Lynwood 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.

93%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
98%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
44%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.

32.9%Housing insecurity
14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
41.1%Food insecurity
37.5%SNAP enrollment
19.0%Transit barriers
25.7%No health insurance
20.1%Frequent mental distress
41.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lynwood

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Lynwood, 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.

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 06037540203

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037540203?

Census tract 06037540203 in Lynwood scores 8.1/10 (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 06037540203?

Median gross rent is $1,505/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037540203?

22.1% of residents in tract 06037540203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,694.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037540203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 84th, minority 97th, housing 98th.

What share of households in tract 06037540203 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.9% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037540203 compare to Lynwood overall?

Tract 06037540203 scores 8.1/10, lower than the parent city of Lynwood at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lynwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037540203 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lynwood

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