Census Tract · Ranked #5,413 of 84,120 nationally

Paramount Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06037553702 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,758

06037553702 is a census tract in Paramount, CA. It scores 8.5/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,758. The severe-burden share is 38%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

8.5

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 21% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,255

Renter share49.1%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate13.0%

Median income$66,395

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Paramount and the region

Centroid at 33.8975, -118.1829 · click any tract to drill in

Why Paramount scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Paramount

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

13.0% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,672 rent vs county FMR

1.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Paramount

8.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Paramount

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Paramount

7.3

How Paramount compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

85%Socioeconomic
74%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
79%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
20%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.

29.4%Housing insecurity
12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
35.7%Food insecurity
29.7%SNAP enrollment
16.3%Transit barriers
24.1%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
38.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Paramount

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.4/10.

Housing insecurity runs 29.4% against 14.2% nationally. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.4/10. SNAP participation runs 29.7% against 15.2% nationally.

Average gross rent is $1,672, 11% below the Paramount average. 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. On the national scale it lands near the 94th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037553702

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037553702?

Census tract 06037553702 in Paramount scores 8.5/10 (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 06037553702?

Median gross rent is $1,672/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037553702?

13.0% of residents in tract 06037553702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,758.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037553702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 74th, minority 99th, housing 79th.

What share of households in tract 06037553702 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.4% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037553702 compare to Paramount overall?

Tract 06037553702 scores 8.5/10, higher than the parent city of Paramount at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Paramount; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037553702 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 Paramount

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