Neighborhood · Ranked #550 of 84,120 nationally

Florence-Firestone Eviction Risk: High , Florence-Graham

Tract 06037535002 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,670 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Eviction risk in Florence-Firestone in Florence-Graham centers on tract 06037535002, which scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,670 residents. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.

About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,244 a month while the average household earns $49,621 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.9

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 32% Owners 31%

Tract context

Occupied units902

Renter share68.5%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate28.5%

Median income$49,621

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Florence-Graham and the region

Centroid at 33.9712, -118.2465 · click any tract to drill in

Why Florence-Firestone scores 8.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Florence-Graham

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

28.5% poverty · this tract

7.1

Supply constraint

$1,244 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Florence-Graham

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Florence-Graham

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Florence-Graham

8.3

How Florence-Firestone compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

97%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
68%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
0%Grade C
63%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 Florence-Firestone. 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.

35.0%Housing insecurity
16.1%Utility-shutoff threat
44.3%Food insecurity
40.8%SNAP enrollment
20.8%Transit barriers
28.1%No health insurance
20.6%Frequent mental distress
43.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Florence-Firestone

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Florence-Graham, 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 63% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

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 06037535002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037535002?

Census tract 06037535002 in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood scores 8.9/10 (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 06037535002?

Median gross rent is $1,244/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037535002?

28.5% of residents in tract 06037535002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,670.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037535002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 86th, minority 100th, housing 68th.

Is tract 06037535002 considered part of Florence-Firestone?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037535002 fall within Florence-Firestone (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037535002 struggle to pay rent?

About 35.0% 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. 16.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037535002 compare to Florence-Graham overall?

Tract 06037535002 scores 8.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Florence-Graham at 8.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Florence-Graham; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037535002 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 63% 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 Florence-Graham

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