Census Tract · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally

South Gate Eviction Risk: High

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

Tract 06037535803, home to 3,607 residents in South Gate, scores 6.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #8,947 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 71% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,561 a month against an average household income of $60,599 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.1

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 8.1

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. 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 South Gate, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 31.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), 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 06037535803

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

Census tract 06037535803 in South Gate scores 8.1/10 (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 8.1/10, lower than the parent city of South Gate at 8.4/10. 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.