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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally

South Whittier Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037503302 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,889 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of 6.8/10, tract 06037503302 in the South Whittier area of South Whittier, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,889. Severe burden reaches 20%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 24% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,778
Renter share52.5%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$89,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 10 tracts In South Whittier
High
Within parent city
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#2 of 12 tracts In South Whittier
Very High
Within county
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#1,980 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
Low
Within state
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#5,582 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across South Whittier and the region

Centroid at 33.9416, -118.0214 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Whittier scores 6.8

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
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,826 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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: 6.86.8This tracttract 503302South Whittier: 6.96.9South Whittierparent cityCounty: 8.48.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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 2/10. Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.6 points. Running hot, local political climate reads 7.5/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.5/10. Housing insecurity runs 21.7% against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 24.8% against 17.8% nationally.

Nationally it ranks #13,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 7.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 54% of renters. Average gross rent is $1,826, close to the South Whittier average.

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 06037503302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037503302?

Census tract 06037503302 in the South Whittier neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 06037503302?

Median gross rent is $1,826/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037503302?

12.7% of residents in tract 06037503302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,889.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037503302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 58th, minority 85th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 06037503302 considered part of South Whittier?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037503302 fall within South Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06037503302 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.7% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06037503302 compare to South Whittier overall?

Tract 06037503302 scores 6.8/10, 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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