Census Tract · Ranked #5,413 of 84,120 nationally

Downey Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06037551300 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,954

Tract 06037551300 sits in Downey eviction risk, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8.5/10. It is home to 5,954 residents. The severe-burden share is 34%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

8.5

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 36% Owners 15%

Tract context

Occupied units1,832

Renter share84.8%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate14.2%

Median income$68,468

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Downey and the region

Centroid at 33.9353, -118.1339 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downey scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Downey

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

14.2% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$1,883 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Downey

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Downey

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Downey

6.4

How Downey compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

91%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
90%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.

22.2%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
26.5%Food insecurity
22.1%SNAP enrollment
12.4%Transit barriers
17.8%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
36.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downey

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. This is renter territory: 85% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Set annual rent against average income of $68,468 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.2/10.

Food insecurity runs 26.5% against 17.8% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 22.2% against 14.2% nationally.

Nationally it ranks #5,413 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037551300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037551300?

Census tract 06037551300 in Downey scores 8.5/10 (High 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 06037551300?

Median gross rent is $1,883/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037551300?

14.2% of residents in tract 06037551300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,954.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037551300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 64th, minority 92th, housing 90th.

What share of households in tract 06037551300 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.2% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037551300 compare to Downey overall?

Tract 06037551300 scores 8.5/10, higher than the parent city of Downey at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Downey eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Downey

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