Census Tract · Ranked #8,653 of 84,120 nationally

Whittier Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037501503 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,517

Tract 06037501503 sits in Whittier, CA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.9/10. Population here is 5,517. 77% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 38% Owners 23%

Tract context

Occupied units1,920

Renter share77.4%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate16.9%

Median income$83,831

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Whittier and the region

Centroid at 33.9861, -118.0365 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whittier scores 7.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Whittier

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

16.9% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$1,770 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Whittier

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Whittier

8.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Whittier

6.3

How Whittier compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

72%Socioeconomic
61%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
55%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
85%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

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.

22.2%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
25.5%Food insecurity
23.0%SNAP enrollment
12.3%Transit barriers
15.1%No health insurance
17.7%Frequent mental distress
32.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whittier

The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.7/10.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10. Housing insecurity runs 22.2% against 14.2% nationally. SNAP participation runs 23.0% against 15.2% nationally.

This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") 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. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. roughly one in two of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

It tracks the Los Angeles County average of 8.4 closely. Average gross rent is $1,770, close to the Whittier average.

Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $83,831.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037501503

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037501503?

Census tract 06037501503 in Whittier scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06037501503?

Median gross rent is $1,770/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037501503?

16.9% of residents in tract 06037501503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,517.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037501503?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 61th, minority 87th, housing 55th.

What share of households in tract 06037501503 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.2% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037501503 compare to Whittier overall?

Tract 06037501503 scores 7.9/10, higher than the parent city of Whittier at 7.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Whittier; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037501503 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 Whittier

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