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West Whittier Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Whittier-Los Nietos

Tract 06037502100 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,956 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

In the West Whittier neighborhood of West Whittier-Los Nietos, census tract 06037502100 scores 5.8/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 70% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,367 a month while the average household earns $88,021 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

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.

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 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.6/10. 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 West Whittier-Los Nietos, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 83rd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037502100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037502100?

Census tract 06037502100 in the West Whittier neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 06037502100?

Median gross rent is $1,367/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 06037502100 compare to West Whittier-Los Nietos overall?

Tract 06037502100 scores 5.4/10, lower than the parent city of West Whittier-Los Nietos at 7.9/10. 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.

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.