4 census tracts · pop 13,897 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.8/10
· range 6.6–9.4
Whittier Narrows takes in 4 census tracts of South El Monte, CA, population 13,897. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.8/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 63% against 39.2% citywide, putting Whittier Narrows 24.0% over its own city.
34% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.6 to 9.4, a 2.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 9.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.7/10.
SNAP participation is 29.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 20.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,727, close to the South El Monte average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $76,514.
48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.8
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
Whittier Narrows vs South El MonteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Whittier Narrows
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.5%Housing insecurity
11.9%Utility shutoff threat
37.2%Food insecurity
32.5%SNAP enrollment
22.6%No health insurance
40.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Whittier Narrows
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whittier Narrows?
Whittier Narrows scores 8.8/10 (High tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Whittier Narrows compare to South El Monte overall?
Whittier Narrows scores 0.8 points higher than South El Monte overall (8/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 39% citywide. Average rent: $1,727 vs $1,752.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whittier Narrows?
Average gross rent in Whittier Narrows is $1,727/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whittier Narrows residents are renters?
48% of Whittier Narrows households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in South El Monte). The neighborhood has 13,897 residents.
Q5
Is Whittier Narrows a high social-vulnerability area?
Whittier Narrows sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Whittier Narrows have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Whittier Narrows is census tract 06037433506 (score 9.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.6 to 9.4, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Whittier Narrows for landlords?
Whittier Narrows carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to South El Monte as a whole (8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Whittier Narrows?
Whittier Narrows has 13,344 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (71.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (25.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
