Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally

South Whittier Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037503201 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,956 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 06037503201 sits in the South Whittier area of South Whittier, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. The severe-burden share is 41%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 2% Owners 89%

Tract context

Occupied units1,034

Renter share10.3%

SVI overall0.41

Poverty rate11.7%

Median income$101,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across South Whittier and the region

Centroid at 33.9325, -118.0267 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Whittier scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from South Whittier

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

11.7% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$2,434 rent vs county FMR

4.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from South Whittier

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from South Whittier

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from South Whittier

5.6

How South Whittier compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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

38%Socioeconomic
26%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
38%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Whittier. 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.

16.6%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
18.4%Food insecurity
13.8%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
12.8%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
31.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Whittier

Against Los Angeles County at 53.8%, 83% of renters here are cost-burdened. Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 2.0 points.

At $2,434 a month, rents run 28% over what the rest of South Whittier commands. The score leans hardest on local political climate at 7.5/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.5/10.

On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.2/10. Nationally it ranks #16,032 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 10% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 4.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $101,750.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037503201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037503201?

Census tract 06037503201 in the South Whittier neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06037503201?

Median gross rent is $2,434/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037503201?

11.7% of residents in tract 06037503201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,956.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037503201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 26th, minority 89th, housing 38th.

Is tract 06037503201 considered part of South Whittier?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037503201 fall within South Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037503201 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.6% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037503201 compare to South Whittier overall?

Tract 06037503201 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of South Whittier at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Whittier; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in South Whittier

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