Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

West Whittier Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Whittier-Los Nietos

Tract 06037500900 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,625 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 06037500900 belongs to the West Whittier area of West Whittier-Los Nietos, California. It is home to 5,625 residents and scores 6.3/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 84% of US census tracts.

73% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,369 a month while the average household earns $54,531 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 13% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,790

Renter share48.6%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate18.8%

Median income$54,531

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Whittier-Los Nietos and the region

Centroid at 33.9932, -118.0792 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Whittier scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from West Whittier-Los Nietos

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

18.8% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$1,369 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from West Whittier-Los Nietos

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from West Whittier-Los Nietos

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from West Whittier-Los Nietos

6.6

How West Whittier compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

86%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
93%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Whittier. 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.

22.7%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
27.7%Food insecurity
22.3%SNAP enrollment
12.5%Transit barriers
19.3%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
37.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Whittier

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.2/10. 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 West Whittier-Los Nietos, 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 in line with 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 93rd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 06037500900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037500900?

Census tract 06037500900 in the West Whittier 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 06037500900?

Median gross rent is $1,369/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037500900?

18.8% of residents in tract 06037500900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,625.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037500900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 75th, minority 94th, housing 93th.

Is tract 06037500900 considered part of West Whittier?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037500900 fall within West Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037500900 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.7% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037500900 compare to West Whittier-Los Nietos overall?

Tract 06037500900 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of West Whittier-Los Nietos at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Whittier-Los Nietos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Whittier-Los Nietos

Top eight tracts in West Whittier-Los Nietos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.