Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Lakewood Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 06037555105 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 6,069

Tract 06037555105 covers Lakewood in Los Angeles County in California. Home to 6,069 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 76th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,655 monthly, set against $108,085 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 27% Owners 42%

Tract context

Occupied units1,767

Renter share57.8%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate5.0%

Median income$108,085

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 33.8421, -118.0757 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakewood scores 3.7

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

5.0% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$2,655 rent vs county FMR

5.1

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: 72

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

69%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
63%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.

16.8%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
19.7%Food insecurity
15.3%SNAP enrollment
9.6%Transit barriers
10.5%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
27.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lakewood

The score leans hardest on 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 16.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Asian and ranks around the 72nd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037555105

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037555105?

Census tract 06037555105 in Lakewood scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 06037555105?

Median gross rent is $2,655/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037555105?

5.0% of residents in tract 06037555105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,069.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037555105?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 54th, minority 91th, housing 63th.

What share of households in tract 06037555105 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.8% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037555105 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 06037555105 scores 3.7/10, 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.