5 census tracts · pop 16,971 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.5/10
· range 8.3–9.9
Willowville is a 5-tract suburb of Long Beach, CA and houses 16,971 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.5/10, High tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 32.8% citywide, putting Willowville 25.4% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 82% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.3/10.
The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 8.3 to 9.9, a 1.6-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Food insecurity affects 28.5% of adults, 10.7 points above the national rate. At $1,659 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Long Beach commands.
That places it #2 of 9 neighborhoods in Long Beach. The closest comparables inside the same city are Cambodia Town and North Long Beach.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 9.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.5
High
5 tracts · population-weighted
Willowville vs Long BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Willowville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.1%Housing insecurity
12.3%Utility shutoff threat
31.3%Food insecurity
29.1%SNAP enrollment
16.2%No health insurance
35.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Willowville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Willowville?
Willowville scores 9.5/10 (High tier) across 5 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Willowville compare to Long Beach overall?
Willowville scores 0.4 points higher than Long Beach overall (9.1/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,659 vs $1,871.
Q3
What is the average rent in Willowville?
Average gross rent in Willowville is $1,659/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Willowville residents are renters?
82% of Willowville households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Long Beach). The neighborhood has 16,971 residents.
Q5
Is Willowville a high social-vulnerability area?
Willowville sits in the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Willowville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Willowville is census tract 06037573004 (score 9.9/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.3 to 9.9, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Willowville for landlords?
Willowville carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Long Beach as a whole (9.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Willowville?
Willowville has 16,896 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (59.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
