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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally

South Whittier Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037503202 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,529 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 06037503202 sits in the South Whittier area of South Whittier, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. 30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 18% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,270
Renter share33.9%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate14.8%
Median income$93,482

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 10 tracts In South Whittier
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 12 tracts In South Whittier
Very High
Within county
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#1,961 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
Low
Within state
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#5,398 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across South Whittier and the region

Centroid at 33.9394, -118.0349 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Whittier scores 6.9

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
14.8% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,300 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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.
South Whittier risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.96.9This tracttract 503202South Whittier: 6.96.9South Whittierparent cityCounty: 8.48.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Whittier

Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10. At $1,300 a month, rents run 32% under what the rest of South Whittier commands. Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.5 points.

47% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%. On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.5/10.

Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $93,482, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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 06037503202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037503202?

Census tract 06037503202 in the South Whittier neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 06037503202?

Median gross rent is $1,300/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037503202?

14.8% of residents in tract 06037503202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,529.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037503202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 49th, minority 91th, housing 97th.
Q5

Is tract 06037503202 considered part of South Whittier?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037503202 fall within South Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06037503202 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.9% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06037503202 compare to South Whittier overall?

Tract 06037503202 scores 6.9/10, right in line with 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.

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