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Neighborhood · Ranked #2,214 of 84,120 nationally

Morningside Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Inglewood

Tract 06037601001 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,148 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Here is how census tract 06037601001, in the Morningside Park area of Inglewood, looks to a landlord: a 6.3/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,148. On the national scale it ranks #13,720 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,573 a month against an average household income of $60,250 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 83% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 45% Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units1,088
Renter share83.2%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate18.0%
Median income$60,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Morningside Park
Very High
Within parent city
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 26 tracts In Inglewood
High
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#623 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#1,003 of 9,109 tracts In California
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Inglewood and the region

Centroid at 33.9643, -118.3487 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morningside Park scores 7.9

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
18.0% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,573 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Morningside Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Morningside Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.97.9This tracttract 601001Inglewood: 8.38.3Inglewoodparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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

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.

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 Morningside Park. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morningside Park

What moves this score most is 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 in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 06037601001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037601001?

Census tract 06037601001 in the Morningside Park neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06037601001?

Median gross rent is $1,573/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037601001?

18.0% of residents in tract 06037601001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,148.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037601001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 95th, minority 93th, housing 90th.
Q5

Is tract 06037601001 considered part of Morningside Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037601001 fall within Morningside Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06037601001 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.5% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06037601001 compare to Inglewood overall?

Tract 06037601001 scores 7.9/10, lower than 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.
Q8

Was tract 06037601001 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. 1% 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.
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