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Census Tract · Ranked #4,888 of 84,120 nationally

Compton Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06037543100 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 6,991 · 66% of tract blocks fall in Compton

With a score of 8.7/10, tract 06037543100 in Compton, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,991 residents. 36% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
8.7
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 9% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,804
Renter share16.1%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate19.6%
Median income$82,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 23 tracts In Compton
Elevated
Within county
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#1,264 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
Moderate
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2,258 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
National
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#4,888 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Compton and the region

Centroid at 33.8810, -118.2539 · click any tract to drill in

Why Compton scores 8.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Compton
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
19.6% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$2,086 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Compton
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Compton
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Compton
7.9

How Compton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Compton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.78.7This tracttract 543100Compton: 7.87.8Comptonparent cityCounty: 8.48.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Compton

SNAP participation runs 34.0% against 15.2% nationally. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10.

43% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%. Housing insecurity runs 29.0% against 14.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $2,086, 25% above the Compton average.

Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.9/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Nationally it ranks #4,888 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.4/10.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Los Angeles County average of 8.4 closely.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06037543100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037543100?

Census tract 06037543100 in Compton scores 8.7/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06037543100?

Median gross rent is $2,086/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037543100?

19.6% of residents in tract 06037543100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,991.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037543100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 94th, minority 99th, housing 71th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06037543100 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.0% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06037543100 compare to Compton overall?

Tract 06037543100 scores 8.7/10, higher than the parent city of Compton at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Compton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Compton

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

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