Within parent city
94
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 06037555002 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,947
Eviction risk in Lakewood centers on tract 06037555002, which scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,947 residents. It lands near the 73rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,025 a month against an average household income of $87,500 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,212
Renter share62.7%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$87,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lakewood and the region
Centroid at 33.8352, -118.0893 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$2,025 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%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.
- 15.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.1%Food insecurity
- 12.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 9.0%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 26.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.5/10. 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 Lakewood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 15.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06037555002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037555002?
Census tract 06037555002 in Lakewood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 06037555002?
Median gross rent is $2,025/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037555002?
6.8% of residents in tract 06037555002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,947.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037555002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 39th, minority 84th, housing 62th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06037555002 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.0% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06037555002 compare to Lakewood overall?
Tract 06037555002 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Lakewood at 8/10. 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.
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06037555001
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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06037570701
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · CA
06037555105
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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06037570002
3.6
/ 10 · Low
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3.6
/ 10 · Low
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3.6
/ 10 · Low
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06037571101
3.6
/ 10 · Low
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