Census Tract · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally

Lakewood Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037555001 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,379

With a score of 6.6/10, tract 06037555001 in Lakewood, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,379. 23% 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

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 23% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units1,570

Renter share45.0%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate11.5%

Median income$90,733

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 33.8430, -118.0883 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakewood scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lakewood

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

11.5% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,776 rent vs county FMR

1.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lakewood

7.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lakewood

6.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lakewood

5.5

How Lakewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

73%Socioeconomic
66%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
90%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

18.0%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
22.3%Food insecurity
18.1%SNAP enrollment
10.5%Transit barriers
12.4%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
31.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lakewood

The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.8/10. It sits 1.8 points below the Los Angeles County average of 8.4.

Average gross rent is $1,776, 24% below the Lakewood average. Running hot, local political climate reads 7.5/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.5/10. 49% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%.

On the national scale it lands near the 82nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $90,733.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037555001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037555001?

Census tract 06037555001 in Lakewood scores 6.6/10 (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 06037555001?

Median gross rent is $1,776/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037555001?

11.5% of residents in tract 06037555001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,379.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037555001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 66th, minority 88th, housing 90th.

What share of households in tract 06037555001 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.0% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037555001 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 06037555001 scores 6.6/10, lower than the parent city of Lakewood at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakewood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lakewood

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