Within parent city
64
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
South Whittier Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 06037503000 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,836 · 92% of tract blocks fall in South Whittier
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 06037503000 in South Whittier, CA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,836. 38% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,360
Renter share51.5%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$105,278
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
National
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Whittier and the region
Centroid at 33.9243, -118.0508 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Whittier scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Whittier
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,433 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Whittier
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Whittier
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Whittier
5.6
How South Whittier compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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.
- 23.1%Housing insecurity
- 8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.6%Food insecurity
- 20.2%SNAP enrollment
- 12.4%Transit barriers
- 19.2%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 33.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Whittier
The severe-burden share is 28%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10.
Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 2.2 points. Average gross rent is $1,433, 25% below the South Whittier average. On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10.
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.5/10. Housing insecurity runs 23.1% against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 26.6% against 17.8% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 7.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $105,278, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.3 points cooler. 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 06037503000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037503000?
Census tract 06037503000 in South Whittier scores 6.2/10 (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 06037503000?
Median gross rent is $1,433/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037503000?
10.7% of residents in tract 06037503000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,836.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037503000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 23th, minority 95th, housing 53th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 06037503000 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.1% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 06037503000 compare to South Whittier overall?
Tract 06037503000 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of South Whittier at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Whittier; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South Whittier
Top eight tracts in South Whittier ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · CA
South Whittier
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
South Whittier
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
South Whittier
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
South Whittier
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
South Whittier
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
South Whittier
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
South Whittier
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · CA
East La Mirada
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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