22 census tracts · pop 88,613 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.2/10
· range 7.4–9.9
Walnut Park takes in 22 census tracts of Huntington Park, CA and houses 88,613 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.2/10, in the High tier. Against a Huntington Park baseline of 34.2%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10.
The 22 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 7.4 to 9.9, a 2.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Food insecurity affects 38.0% of adults, 20.2 points above the national rate. This is a renter market: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
SNAP participation is 32.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.
The poverty rate is 16%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,444, close to the Huntington Park average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $64,817.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.5 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
9.2
High
22 tracts · population-weighted
Walnut Park vs Huntington ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Walnut Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.5%Housing insecurity
12.9%Utility shutoff threat
37.9%Food insecurity
32.8%SNAP enrollment
26.0%No health insurance
41.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Walnut Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walnut Park?
Walnut Park scores 9.2/10 (High tier) across 22 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 Walnut Park compare to Huntington Park overall?
Walnut Park scores 0.1 points higher than Huntington Park overall (9.1/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,444 vs $1,505.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walnut Park?
Average gross rent in Walnut Park is $1,444/month (pop-weighted across 22 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walnut Park residents are renters?
68% of Walnut Park households are renter-occupied (vs 76% in Huntington Park). The neighborhood has 88,613 residents.
Q5
Is Walnut Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Walnut Park sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Walnut Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Walnut Park is census tract 06037534501 (score 9.9/10). Across the 22 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.4 to 9.9, a spread of 2.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Walnut Park for landlords?
Walnut Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.2/10). Pop-weighted across 22 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Huntington Park as a whole (9.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Walnut Park?
Walnut Park has 87,062 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (96%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (0.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
