Census Tract · Ranked #8,653 of 84,120 nationally

Monterey Park Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037482101 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,373

With a score of 7.9/10, tract 06037482101 in Monterey Park, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 23% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,543

Renter share48.6%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate12.4%

Median income$85,905

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Monterey Park and the region

Centroid at 34.0587, -118.1354 · click any tract to drill in

Why Monterey Park scores 7.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Monterey Park

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

12.4% poverty · this tract

3.1

Supply constraint

$1,787 rent vs county FMR

1.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Monterey Park

8.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Monterey Park

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Monterey Park

7.3

How Monterey Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

59%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
60%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

56%Grade A
37%Grade B
3%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.

13.3%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
20.6%Food insecurity
15.7%SNAP enrollment
8.7%Transit barriers
9.1%No health insurance
12.9%Frequent mental distress
30.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Monterey Park

25% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.3/10.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.8/10. This ground was mapped A ("Best") 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 90th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.4/10. 52% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

It tracks the Los Angeles County average of 8.4 closely. Average gross rent is $1,787, close to the Monterey Park average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $85,905.

49% 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 06037482101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037482101?

Census tract 06037482101 in Monterey Park scores 7.9/10 (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 06037482101?

Median gross rent is $1,787/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037482101?

12.4% of residents in tract 06037482101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,373.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037482101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 72th, minority 94th, housing 60th.

What share of households in tract 06037482101 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.3% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037482101 compare to Monterey Park overall?

Tract 06037482101 scores 7.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Monterey Park at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Monterey Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037482101 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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 Monterey Park

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