Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally
Athens Eviction Risk: Elevated , Los Angeles
Tract 06037540901 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,194 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
06037540901 is a census tract in the Athens area of West Rancho Dominguez, CA. It scores 7.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,194 residents. SNAP participation runs 34.6% against 15.2% nationally.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,213
Renter share39.3%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$71,450
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region
Centroid at 33.9195, -118.2717 · click any tract to drill in
Why Athens scores 7.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Los Angeles
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
California legislature & governorship
6.8
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,715 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Los Angeles
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Los Angeles
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Los Angeles
7.2
How Athens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Athens. 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.
- 29.6%Housing insecurity
- 13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.9%Food insecurity
- 34.6%SNAP enrollment
- 17.4%Transit barriers
- 21.4%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 40.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Athens
Against Los Angeles County at 53.8%, 66% of renters here are cost-burdened. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.5/10. 23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.1/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 21.4% against 11.3% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.5/10. Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points.
Nationally it ranks #10,727 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,715, close to the West Rancho Dominguez average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $71,450.
39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 06037540901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037540901?
Census tract 06037540901 in the Athens 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 06037540901?
Median gross rent is $1,715/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 06037540901?
10.7% of residents in tract 06037540901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,194.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 06037540901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 92th, minority 96th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 06037540901 considered part of Athens?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037540901 fall within Athens (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 06037540901 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.6% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 06037540901 compare to Los Angeles overall?
Tract 06037540901 scores 7.4/10, lower than the parent city of Los Angeles at 9.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Angeles eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Los Angeles
Top eight tracts in Los Angeles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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