Neighborhood · Ranked #2,892 of 84,120 nationally

Willowbrook Eviction Risk: Elevated , Compton

Tract 06037540501 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,500 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Here is how census tract 06037540501, in Willowbrook in Compton, looks to a landlord: a 6.4/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,500. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 71% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,530 a month against an average household income of $72,476 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 12% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units951

Renter share40.4%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate16.9%

Median income$72,476

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Compton and the region

Centroid at 33.9247, -118.2193 · click any tract to drill in

Why Willowbrook scores 7.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Compton

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

16.9% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$1,530 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Compton

8.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Compton

9.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Compton

8.0

How Willowbrook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

91%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
97%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
30%Grade C
1%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Willowbrook. 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.

31.0%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
36.7%Food insecurity
33.0%SNAP enrollment
17.0%Transit barriers
21.6%No health insurance
21.5%Frequent mental distress
37.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Willowbrook

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Compton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 06037540501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037540501?

Census tract 06037540501 in the Willowbrook neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 06037540501?

Median gross rent is $1,530/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037540501?

16.9% of residents in tract 06037540501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,500.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037540501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 27th, minority 92th, housing 97th.

Is tract 06037540501 considered part of Willowbrook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037540501 fall within Willowbrook (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037540501 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.0% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037540501 compare to Compton overall?

Tract 06037540501 scores 7.6/10, lower than the parent city of Compton at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Compton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037540501 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 1% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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