Within neighborhood
86
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally
Walnut Park Eviction Risk: High , Huntington Park
Tract 06037534804 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,363 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 06037534804 runs through the Walnut Park neighborhood of Huntington Park. With 4,363 residents, it scores 6.7/10 for landlords. It lands near the 91st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,388 a month against an average household income of $75,172 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units998
Renter share53.5%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate26.3%
Median income$75,172
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Huntington Park and the region
Centroid at 33.9632, -118.2273 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walnut Park scores 8.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Huntington Park
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
26.3% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$1,388 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Huntington Park
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Huntington Park
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Huntington Park
7.8
How Walnut Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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
- 0%Grade B
- 77%Grade C
- 0%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 Walnut Park. 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.
- 33.1%Housing insecurity
- 14.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 42.4%Food insecurity
- 37.8%SNAP enrollment
- 19.4%Transit barriers
- 28.6%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 44.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walnut Park
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Huntington Park, 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
In CDC survey modeling, about 33.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.4% 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 06037534804
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037534804?
Census tract 06037534804 in the Walnut Park neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (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 06037534804?
Median gross rent is $1,388/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037534804?
26.3% of residents in tract 06037534804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,363.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037534804?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 91th, minority 99th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 06037534804 considered part of Walnut Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037534804 fall within Walnut Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037534804 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.1% 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. 14.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037534804 compare to Huntington Park overall?
Tract 06037534804 scores 8.2/10, lower than the parent city of Huntington Park at 8.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Huntington Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 06037534804 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. 0% 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 Huntington Park
Top eight tracts in Huntington Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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