Neighborhood · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally

Lennox Eviction Risk: High , Inglewood

Tract 06037601002 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,074 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 06037601002 (the Lennox neighborhood of Inglewood, California) comes in at 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 88th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,740 a month while the average household earns $59,220 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 81% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 42% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units1,975

Renter share80.6%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate19.6%

Median income$59,220

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Inglewood and the region

Centroid at 33.9566, -118.3476 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lennox scores 8.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Inglewood

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

19.6% poverty · this tract

4.9

Supply constraint

$1,740 rent vs county FMR

1.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Inglewood

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Inglewood

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Inglewood

7.5

How Lennox compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

90%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
97%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
99%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 Lennox. 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.

26.1%Housing insecurity
12.7%Utility-shutoff threat
30.3%Food insecurity
29.7%SNAP enrollment
14.8%Transit barriers
13.3%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
35.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lennox

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Inglewood, 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 26.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.7% 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 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 06037601002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037601002?

Census tract 06037601002 in the Lennox neighborhood 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 06037601002?

Median gross rent is $1,740/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037601002?

19.6% of residents in tract 06037601002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,074.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037601002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 72th, minority 97th, housing 97th.

Is tract 06037601002 considered part of Lennox?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037601002 fall within Lennox (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037601002 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.1% 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. 12.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037601002 compare to Inglewood overall?

Tract 06037601002 scores 8.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Inglewood at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Inglewood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037601002 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 Inglewood

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