Neighborhood · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally

Hewitt Eviction Risk: High , Los Angeles

Tract 06037123206 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,371 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

How risky is the Hewitt neighborhood of Los Angeles for landlords? Census tract 06037123206 scores 7.1/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,395 monthly, set against $53,036 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 79% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 36% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units816

Renter share78.8%

SVI overall0.97

Poverty rate18.9%

Median income$53,036

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.1937, -118.3749 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hewitt scores 8.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

18.9% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$1,395 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Los Angeles

10.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Los Angeles

9.0

How Hewitt compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

99%Socioeconomic
79%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
89%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hewitt. 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.

28.3%Housing insecurity
12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
34.9%Food insecurity
30.6%SNAP enrollment
16.1%Transit barriers
22.5%No health insurance
19.0%Frequent mental distress
39.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hewitt

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk 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 Los Angeles eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Los Angeles County average of 6.5 and above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 28.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.2% 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 06037123206

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037123206?

Census tract 06037123206 in the Hewitt neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (High 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 06037123206?

Median gross rent is $1,395/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037123206?

18.9% of residents in tract 06037123206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,371.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037123206?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 79th, minority 90th, housing 89th.

Is tract 06037123206 considered part of Hewitt?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037123206 fall within Hewitt (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037123206 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.3% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037123206 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037123206 scores 8.2/10, lower than the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Angeles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

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