Within neighborhood
88
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
West Whittier Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Whittier-Los Nietos
Tract 06037502303 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 8,377 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
West Whittier in West Whittier-Los Nietos is where census tract 06037502303 sits, home to 8,377 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.2/10. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 77% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,135 monthly, set against $67,126 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,924
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate16.1%
Median income$67,126
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Whittier-Los Nietos and the region
Centroid at 33.9674, -118.0753 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Whittier scores 6.1
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
16.1% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$2,135 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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.
- 25.3%Housing insecurity
- 10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.4%Food insecurity
- 24.9%SNAP enrollment
- 13.8%Transit barriers
- 20.9%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 37.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Whittier
The heaviest input here 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 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.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd 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 25.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.2% 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 06037502303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037502303?
Census tract 06037502303 in the West 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06037502303?
Median gross rent is $2,135/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037502303?
16.1% of residents in tract 06037502303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,377.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037502303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 87th, minority 93th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 06037502303 considered part of West Whittier?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037502303 fall within West Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037502303 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.3% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037502303 compare to West Whittier-Los Nietos overall?
Tract 06037502303 scores 6.1/10, 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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