Neighborhood · Ranked #3,427 of 84,120 nationally

East Los Angeles Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037530301 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,167 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 06037530301 belongs to East Los Angeles in East Los Angeles, California. It is home to 2,167 residents and scores 6.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 79% of US census tracts.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,334 monthly, set against $64,071 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 31% Owners 36%

Tract context

Occupied units578

Renter share63.7%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate12.0%

Median income$64,071

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0295, -118.1552 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Los Angeles scores 7.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from East Los Angeles

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

12.0% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,334 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from East Los Angeles

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from East Los Angeles

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from East Los Angeles

6.8

How East Los Angeles 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.

81%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
63%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
26%Grade B
64%Grade C
10%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 Los Angeles. 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.

27.9%Housing insecurity
11.6%Utility-shutoff threat
34.8%Food insecurity
29.6%SNAP enrollment
15.8%Transit barriers
24.2%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
40.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Los Angeles

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 East Los Angeles eviction risk, 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.

Part of this tract, about 10% 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.6% 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 06037530301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037530301?

Census tract 06037530301 in the East Los Angeles neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (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 06037530301?

Median gross rent is $1,334/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037530301?

12.0% of residents in tract 06037530301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,167.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037530301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 96th, minority 99th, housing 63th.

Is tract 06037530301 considered part of East Los Angeles?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037530301 fall within East Los Angeles (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037530301 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.9% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037530301 compare to East Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037530301 scores 7.4/10, lower than the parent city of East Los Angeles at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Los Angeles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037530301 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. 10% 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 East Los Angeles

Top eight tracts in East Los Angeles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.