Within neighborhood
38
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally
West Whittier Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Whittier-Los Nietos
Tract 06037501001 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 3,110 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 06037501001 sits in the West Whittier area of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. Population here is 3,110. It sits 2.3 points below the Los Angeles County average of 8.4.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units724
Renter share30.4%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$106,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Whittier-Los Nietos and the region
Centroid at 33.9886, -118.0702 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Whittier scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,911 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Whittier-Los Nietos
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Whittier-Los Nietos
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Whittier-Los Nietos
6.5
How West Whittier compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 96%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
- 21%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
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.
- 24.2%Housing insecurity
- 9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.0%Food insecurity
- 22.5%SNAP enrollment
- 12.9%Transit barriers
- 19.3%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 35.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Whittier
The clearest offset is supply constraint at 2.3/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.6/10. Food insecurity runs 28.0% against 17.8% nationally.
On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10. Housing insecurity runs 24.2% against 14.2% nationally.
Against Los Angeles County at 53.8%, 60% of renters here are cost-burdened. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today. That is riskier than roughly 79% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.8/10.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06037501001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037501001?
Census tract 06037501001 in the West Whittier neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 06037501001?
Median gross rent is $1,911/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037501001?
12.4% of residents in tract 06037501001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,110.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037501001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 83th, minority 96th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 06037501001 considered part of West Whittier?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037501001 fall within West Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037501001 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.2% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037501001 compare to West Whittier-Los Nietos overall?
Tract 06037501001 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of West Whittier-Los Nietos at 6.6/10. 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.
Q8
Was tract 06037501001 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 West Whittier-Los Nietos
Top eight tracts in West Whittier-Los Nietos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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