Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Lair Port Eviction Risk: Elevated , Hawthorne

Tract 06037602202 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,839 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06037602202 (the Lair Port area of Hawthorne, California) comes in at 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 79% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,736 monthly, set against $81,429 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 72% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 37% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,008

Renter share71.6%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate5.0%

Median income$81,429

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hawthorne and the region

Centroid at 33.9274, -118.3646 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lair Port scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Hawthorne

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

5.0% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$1,736 rent vs county FMR

1.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Hawthorne

8.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Hawthorne

9.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Hawthorne

7.6

How Lair Port compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

70%Socioeconomic
28%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
84%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
69%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

Within Lair Port. 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.

20.7%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
23.3%Food insecurity
18.9%SNAP enrollment
11.3%Transit barriers
14.0%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
30.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lair Port

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 Hawthorne, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 06037602202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037602202?

Census tract 06037602202 in the Lair Port neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 06037602202?

Median gross rent is $1,736/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037602202?

5.0% of residents in tract 06037602202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,839.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037602202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 28th, minority 89th, housing 84th.

Is tract 06037602202 considered part of Lair Port?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037602202 fall within Lair Port (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037602202 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.7% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037602202 compare to Hawthorne overall?

Tract 06037602202 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Hawthorne at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hawthorne; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037602202 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 Hawthorne

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