Census Tract · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally

South Gate Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06037535803 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,607

With a score of 9.3/10, tract 06037535803 in South Gate, CA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,607. 71% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%.

Risk score

9.3

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 20% Owners 32%

Tract context

Occupied units987

Renter share68.4%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate22.5%

Median income$60,599

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across South Gate and the region

Centroid at 33.9481, -118.2101 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Gate scores 9.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from South Gate

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

22.5% poverty · this tract

5.6

Supply constraint

$1,561 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from South Gate

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from South Gate

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from South Gate

7.0

How South Gate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

92%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
37%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
97%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.

31.4%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
38.8%Food insecurity
33.2%SNAP enrollment
17.8%Transit barriers
26.4%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
41.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Gate

The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Food insecurity runs 38.8% against 17.8% nationally. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10.

SNAP participation runs 33.2% against 15.2% nationally. 68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Severe burden reaches 18%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

The poverty rate is 23%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.6/10.

Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") 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 96th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037535803

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037535803?

Census tract 06037535803 in South Gate scores 9.3/10 (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 06037535803?

Median gross rent is $1,561/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037535803?

22.5% of residents in tract 06037535803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,607.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037535803?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 87th, minority 99th, housing 37th.

What share of households in tract 06037535803 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.4% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037535803 compare to South Gate overall?

Tract 06037535803 scores 9.3/10, higher than the parent city of South Gate at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Gate; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037535803 historically redlined?

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

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