Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

Fulton Wells Eviction Risk: High , Norwalk

Tract 06037550501 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,901 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

06037550501 is a census tract in the Fulton Wells area of Downey, CA. It scores 8/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,901 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.

Risk score

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 17% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,104

Renter share49.7%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate11.0%

Median income$76,406

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Norwalk and the region

Centroid at 33.9523, -118.1018 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fulton Wells scores 8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Norwalk

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

11.0% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$1,878 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Norwalk

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Norwalk

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Norwalk

6.4

How Fulton Wells compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

64%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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
4%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 Fulton Wells. 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.

19.8%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
22.2%Food insecurity
17.4%SNAP enrollment
10.6%Transit barriers
15.2%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
31.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fulton Wells

Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Cost burden runs 65% here against 53.8% across Los Angeles County. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.2/10. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Los Angeles. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Los Angeles County average of 8.4 closely. Average gross rent is $1,878, close to the Downey average.

Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $76,406. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06037550501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037550501?

Census tract 06037550501 in the Fulton Wells neighborhood scores 8/10 (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 06037550501?

Median gross rent is $1,878/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037550501?

11.0% of residents in tract 06037550501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,901.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037550501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 68th, minority 93th, housing 78th.

Is tract 06037550501 considered part of Fulton Wells?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037550501 fall within Fulton Wells (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037550501 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.8% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037550501 compare to Norwalk overall?

Tract 06037550501 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of Norwalk at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Norwalk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037550501 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 Norwalk

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