Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

East Whittier Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037501804 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,266 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

The East Whittier area of Whittier anchors census tract 06037501804, which lands at 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 84% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,568 a month while the average household earns $61,438 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 79% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 33% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units738

Renter share79.1%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate16.3%

Median income$61,438

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Whittier and the region

Centroid at 33.9699, -118.0349 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Whittier scores 6.1

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

16.3% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$1,568 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 East Whittier compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

87%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
87%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
61%Grade C
19%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 East 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.

27.0%Housing insecurity
12.3%Utility-shutoff threat
32.8%Food insecurity
30.0%SNAP enrollment
15.5%Transit barriers
20.1%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
38.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Whittier

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Whittier, 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.

Part of this tract, about 19% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 90th 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.

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 06037501804

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037501804?

Census tract 06037501804 in the East 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.

What is the average rent in tract 06037501804?

Median gross rent is $1,568/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037501804?

16.3% of residents in tract 06037501804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,266.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037501804?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 70th, minority 91th, housing 87th.

Is tract 06037501804 considered part of East Whittier?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037501804 fall within East Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037501804 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.0% 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. 12.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037501804 compare to Whittier overall?

Tract 06037501804 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Whittier at 8/10. 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 06037501804 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. 19% 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.