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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally

South Whittier Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 06037503501 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 7,151 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 06037503501 covers part of the South Whittier area of South Whittier, CA, and scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 7,151. Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 2.9 points.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 22% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,960
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$101,520

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 10 tracts In South Whittier
Very Low
Within parent city
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 12 tracts In South Whittier
Very Low
Within county
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#2,390 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
Very Low
Within state
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#7,883 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across South Whittier and the region

Centroid at 33.9330, -118.0134 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Whittier scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South Whittier
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,752 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Whittier
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Whittier
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Whittier
5.6

How South Whittier compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Whittier risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.5This tracttract 5035016.9South Whittierparent city8.4Countyavg tract in county7.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Whittier

Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.7/10.

47% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%. On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10.

At $1,752 a month, rents run 8% under what the rest of South Whittier commands. Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 2.0 points cooler.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $101,520. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037503501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037503501?

Census tract 06037503501 in the South Whittier neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 06037503501?

Median gross rent is $1,752/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037503501?

2.4% of residents in tract 06037503501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,151.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037503501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 18th, minority 86th, housing 64th.
Q5

Is tract 06037503501 considered part of South Whittier?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037503501 fall within South Whittier (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06037503501 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.6% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06037503501 compare to South Whittier overall?

Tract 06037503501 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of South Whittier at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Whittier; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in South Whittier

Top eight tracts in South Whittier ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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