Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
West Whittier Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Whittier-Los Nietos
Tract 06037502200 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 6,994 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 06037502200 covers the West Whittier area of West Whittier-Los Nietos, home to 6,994 residents. For landlords it grades 5.6/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #31,536 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,844 a month against an average household income of $112,851 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,897
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$112,851
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Whittier-Los Nietos and the region
Centroid at 33.9768, -118.0719 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Whittier scores 4.5
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
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,844 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%Housing & transportation
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.
- 19.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.4%Food insecurity
- 15.4%SNAP enrollment
- 10.1%Transit barriers
- 16.6%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 32.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Whittier
The score leans hardest on 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 below the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 19.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 06037502200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037502200?
Census tract 06037502200 in the West Whittier neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06037502200?
Median gross rent is $1,844/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037502200?
6.5% of residents in tract 06037502200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,994.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037502200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 13th, minority 93th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 06037502200 considered part of West Whittier?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037502200 fall within West Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037502200 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.5% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037502200 compare to West Whittier-Los Nietos overall?
Tract 06037502200 scores 4.5/10, 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.
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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