Neighborhood · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally

Walnut Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Huntington Park

Tract 06037535502 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,345 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 06037535502 covers Walnut Park in Huntington Park, home to 5,345 residents. For landlords it grades 6.2/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,424 a month while the average household earns $74,350 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 37% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units1,334

Renter share69.6%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate14.8%

Median income$74,350

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntington Park and the region

Centroid at 33.9615, -118.2153 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walnut Park scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

14.8% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,424 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Huntington Park

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Huntington Park

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Huntington Park

7.0

How Walnut Park 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.

94%Socioeconomic
18%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
95%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
7%Grade B
69%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.

31.4%Housing insecurity
13.5%Utility-shutoff threat
39.4%Food insecurity
34.6%SNAP enrollment
17.9%Transit barriers
26.6%No health insurance
19.1%Frequent mental distress
41.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Walnut Park

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 in line with the California statewide average of 6.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 90th 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 06037535502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037535502?

Census tract 06037535502 in the Walnut Park neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 06037535502?

Median gross rent is $1,424/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037535502?

14.8% of residents in tract 06037535502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,345.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037535502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 18th, minority 97th, housing 95th.

Is tract 06037535502 considered part of Walnut Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037535502 fall within Walnut Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037535502 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.4% 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. 13.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037535502 compare to Huntington Park overall?

Tract 06037535502 scores 7.3/10, 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.

Was tract 06037535502 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.