Census Tract · Ranked #3,427 of 84,120 nationally

Lynwood Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037540101 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 6,359

For landlords sizing up Lynwood in Los Angeles County, census tract 06037540101 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,811 a month while the average household earns $88,668 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 14% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,534

Renter share32.5%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate18.3%

Median income$88,668

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynwood and the region

Centroid at 33.9311, -118.1902 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lynwood scores 7.4

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

18.3% poverty · this tract

4.6

Supply constraint

$1,811 rent vs county FMR

1.9

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: 84

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

96%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
48%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
43%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.

28.3%Housing insecurity
12.1%Utility-shutoff threat
34.7%Food insecurity
30.0%SNAP enrollment
15.9%Transit barriers
22.9%No health insurance
18.2%Frequent mental distress
39.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lynwood

The heaviest input here is 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 28.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06037540101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037540101?

Census tract 06037540101 in Lynwood scores 7.4/10 (Elevated 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 06037540101?

Median gross rent is $1,811/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037540101?

18.3% of residents in tract 06037540101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,359.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037540101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 58th, minority 95th, housing 48th.

What share of households in tract 06037540101 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.3% 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. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037540101 compare to Lynwood overall?

Tract 06037540101 scores 7.4/10, 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 06037540101 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.