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Neighborhood · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally

Walker Eviction Risk: High , Bell

Tract 06037534406 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,348 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Eviction risk in the Walker area of Bell centers on tract 06037534406, which scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,348 residents. It lands near the 91st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,578 a month while the average household earns $50,653 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. Renters make up 97% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.5
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 52% Stable renters 45% Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units1,139
Renter share96.8%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate21.4%
Median income$50,653

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#7 of 22 tracts In Walker
Elevated
Within parent city
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 6 tracts In Bell
Low
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#343 of 2,495 tracts In Los Angeles
High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#420 of 9,109 tracts In California
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bell and the region

Centroid at 33.9655, -118.1748 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walker scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bell
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
21.4% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$1,578 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bell
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bell
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bell
8.7

How Walker compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Walker risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.58.5This tracttract 534406Bell: 8.48.4Bellparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.65.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Walker. 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 Walker

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 Bell, 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 above the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 34.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 93rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037534406

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037534406?

Census tract 06037534406 in the Walker neighborhood scores 8.5/10 (High 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 06037534406?

Median gross rent is $1,578/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037534406?

21.4% of residents in tract 06037534406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,348.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037534406?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 69th, minority 100th, housing 64th.
Q5

Is tract 06037534406 considered part of Walker?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037534406 fall within Walker (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 06037534406 struggle to pay rent?

About 34.1% 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. 15.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 06037534406 compare to Bell overall?

Tract 06037534406 scores 8.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Bell at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bell

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

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