Within neighborhood
63
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally
West Whittier Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Whittier-Los Nietos
Tract 06037502100 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,956 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 06037502100 covers part of the West Whittier area of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA, and scores 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,808
Renter share21.9%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$88,021
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Whittier-Los Nietos and the region
Centroid at 33.9727, -118.0522 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Whittier scores 6.5
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
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,367 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 8%Grade B
- 0%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.
- 19.9%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.8%Food insecurity
- 19.5%SNAP enrollment
- 11.1%Transit barriers
- 16.6%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 36.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Whittier
The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.9 points.
Average gross rent is $1,367, 29% below the West Whittier-Los Nietos average. Against Los Angeles County at 53.8%, 45% of renters here are cost-burdened. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.6/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.5/10. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Los Angeles. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. On the national scale it lands near the 82nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 8.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 06037502100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037502100?
Census tract 06037502100 in the West Whittier neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 06037502100?
Median gross rent is $1,367/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037502100?
12.5% of residents in tract 06037502100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,956.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037502100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 65th, minority 88th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 06037502100 considered part of West Whittier?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037502100 fall within West Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037502100 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.9% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037502100 compare to West Whittier-Los Nietos overall?
Tract 06037502100 scores 6.5/10, right in line with 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 06037502100 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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