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Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

West Covina Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06037406500 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 7,682

The Elevated-tier score of 6.3/10 for census tract 06037406500 reflects conditions in West Covina, California. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,596 monthly, set against $99,901 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 11% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,072
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate11.5%
Median income$99,901

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#8 of 25 tracts In West Covina
Elevated
Within county
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#1,971 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
Low
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#4,867 of 9,109 tracts In California
Moderate
National
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#19,562 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Covina and the region

Centroid at 34.0664, -117.9189 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Covina scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Covina
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
11.5% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$2,596 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Covina
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Covina
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Covina
6.3

How West Covina compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Covina risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 406500West Covina: 8.28.2West Covinaparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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 West Covina

What moves this score most is 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 West Covina, 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 Hispanic or Latino and Asian and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% 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 06037406500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037406500?

Census tract 06037406500 in West Covina scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 06037406500?

Median gross rent is $2,596/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037406500?

11.5% of residents in tract 06037406500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,682.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037406500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 67th, minority 93th, housing 60th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 06037406500 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.6% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 06037406500 compare to West Covina overall?

Tract 06037406500 scores 5.4/10, lower than the parent city of West Covina at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Covina; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Covina

Top eight tracts in West Covina ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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