Neighborhood · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally

Fulton Wells Eviction Risk: Elevated , Norwalk

Tract 06037550502 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,225 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Tract 06037550502 sits in the Fulton Wells area of Downey eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. It is home to 4,225 residents. 83% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 3% Owners 82%

Tract context

Occupied units1,246

Renter share17.7%

SVI overall0.19

Poverty rate1.6%

Median income$130,399

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Norwalk and the region

Centroid at 33.9485, -118.1076 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fulton Wells scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Norwalk

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

1.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,579 rent vs county FMR

4.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Norwalk

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Norwalk

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Norwalk

6.4

How Fulton Wells compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

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

25%Socioeconomic
28%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
10%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fulton Wells. 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.

13.0%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
13.8%Food insecurity
9.6%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
10.4%No health insurance
13.3%Frequent mental distress
27.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fulton Wells

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1/10.

Average gross rent is $2,579, 33% above the Downey average. It sits 1.9 points below the Los Angeles County average of 8.4.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10. Nationally it ranks #15,451 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 18% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 2.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06037550502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037550502?

Census tract 06037550502 in the Fulton Wells neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 06037550502?

Median gross rent is $2,579/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037550502?

1.6% of residents in tract 06037550502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,225.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037550502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 28th, minority 78th, housing 10th.

Is tract 06037550502 considered part of Fulton Wells?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037550502 fall within Fulton Wells (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037550502 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.0% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037550502 compare to Norwalk overall?

Tract 06037550502 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Norwalk at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Norwalk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Norwalk

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