Census Tract · Ranked #1,455 of 84,120 nationally

Monterey Park Eviction Risk: High

Tract 06037481712 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,177

Census tract 06037481712 sits in Monterey Park in Los Angeles County, California eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. It lands near the 89th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,695 a month while the average household earns $44,688 a year, roughly 46% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.3

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 24% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,740

Renter share72.1%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate22.0%

Median income$44,688

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Monterey Park and the region

Centroid at 34.0664, -118.1119 · click any tract to drill in

Why Monterey Park scores 8.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Monterey Park

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

22.0% poverty · this tract

5.5

Supply constraint

$1,695 rent vs county FMR

1.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Monterey Park

8.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Monterey Park

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Monterey Park

7.3

How Monterey Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

92%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
69%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
98%Grade C
0%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

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.

19.2%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
34.8%Food insecurity
30.9%SNAP enrollment
13.9%Transit barriers
11.7%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
38.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Monterey Park

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Monterey Park, 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Asian and ranks around the 88th 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 06037481712

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037481712?

Census tract 06037481712 in Monterey Park scores 8.3/10 (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 06037481712?

Median gross rent is $1,695/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037481712?

22.0% of residents in tract 06037481712 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,177.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037481712?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 67th, minority 99th, housing 69th.

What share of households in tract 06037481712 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.2% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037481712 compare to Monterey Park overall?

Tract 06037481712 scores 8.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Monterey Park at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Monterey Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037481712 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. 0% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Monterey Park

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