Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Walnut Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Huntington Park

Tract 06037535503 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 2,375 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

How risky is the Walnut Park area of Huntington Park for landlords? Census tract 06037535503 scores 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #22,642 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,354 a month against an average household income of $74,583 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 31% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units684

Renter share53.8%

SVI overall0.79

Poverty rate8.6%

Median income$74,583

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntington Park and the region

Centroid at 33.9553, -118.2145 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walnut Park scores 6.9

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

8.6% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,354 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: 79

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

88%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
57%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
79%Grade B
0%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.

25.0%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
29.0%Food insecurity
21.6%SNAP enrollment
13.2%Transit barriers
22.1%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
35.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Walnut Park

The score leans hardest on 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 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.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 79th 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037535503

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037535503?

Census tract 06037535503 in the Walnut Park neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 06037535503?

Median gross rent is $1,354/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037535503?

8.6% of residents in tract 06037535503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,375.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037535503?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 46th, minority 97th, housing 57th.

Is tract 06037535503 considered part of Walnut Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037535503 fall within Walnut Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037535503 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.0% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037535503 compare to Huntington Park overall?

Tract 06037535503 scores 6.9/10, 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 06037535503 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.