4 census tracts · pop 17,709 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 7.2–8.4
Moneta takes in 4 census tracts of Gardena, CA and houses 17,709 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Gardena baseline of 33.2%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.1/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.2 to 8.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10. Average gross rent runs $1,869, close to the Gardena average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $87,426. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Moneta vs GardenaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Moneta
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.5%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
17.7%Food insecurity
14.1%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
29.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Moneta
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Moneta?
Moneta scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Moneta compare to Gardena overall?
Moneta scores 0.2 points lower than Gardena overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,869 vs $1,809.
Q3
What is the average rent in Moneta?
Average gross rent in Moneta is $1,869/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Moneta residents are renters?
39% of Moneta households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Gardena). The neighborhood has 17,709 residents.
Q5
Is Moneta a high social-vulnerability area?
Moneta sits in the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Moneta have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Moneta is census tract 06037603301 (score 8.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 8.4, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Moneta for landlords?
Moneta carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Gardena as a whole (7.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Moneta?
Moneta has 17,933 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (42.2%), Hispanic / Latino (34.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
