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Census Tract · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally

Norwalk Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037551900 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,286

With a score of 6.6/10, tract 06037551900 in Norwalk, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,286. 63% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 4% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,402
Renter share14.1%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$97,184

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 22 tracts In Norwalk
Elevated
Within county
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#2,044 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
Very Low
Within state
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#5,947 of 9,109 tracts In California
Low
National
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#14,906 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Norwalk and the region

Centroid at 33.9106, -118.1046 · click any tract to drill in

Why Norwalk scores 6.6

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
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,874 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Norwalk
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Norwalk
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Norwalk
6.7

How Norwalk compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Norwalk risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.66.6This tracttract 551900Norwalk: 7.07.0Norwalkparent cityCounty: 8.48.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 7.57.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Norwalk

71% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.3/10.

Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.8 points. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.1/10.

Running hot, local political climate reads 7.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,874, 10% below the Norwalk average.

On the national scale it lands near the 82nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 14% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $97,184.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 06037551900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037551900?

Census tract 06037551900 in Norwalk scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 06037551900?

Median gross rent is $1,874/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037551900?

11.7% of residents in tract 06037551900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,286.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037551900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 62th, minority 85th, housing 72th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06037551900 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.8% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06037551900 compare to Norwalk overall?

Tract 06037551900 scores 6.6/10, 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.

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