Neighborhood · Ranked #2,438 of 84,120 nationally

North Long Beach Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 06037570202 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 6,479 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.8/10 for census tract 06037570202 reflects conditions in the North Long Beach area of Long Beach, California. It lands near the 92nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,708 a month while the average household earns $83,333 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 15% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units1,724

Renter share40.3%

SVI overall0.81

Poverty rate20.2%

Median income$83,333

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Long Beach and the region

Centroid at 33.8794, -118.1785 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Long Beach scores 7.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Long Beach

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

20.2% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$1,708 rent vs county FMR

1.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Long Beach

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Long Beach

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Long Beach

8.5

How North Long Beach compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

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

89%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
96%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
67%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 North Long Beach. 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.

24.4%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
29.2%Food insecurity
25.9%SNAP enrollment
13.9%Transit barriers
16.3%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
34.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Long Beach

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk 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 Long Beach eviction risk, 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 24.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.0% 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 06037570202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037570202?

Census tract 06037570202 in the North Long Beach neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 06037570202?

Median gross rent is $1,708/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037570202?

20.2% of residents in tract 06037570202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,479.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037570202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 65th, minority 96th, housing 50th.

Is tract 06037570202 considered part of North Long Beach?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037570202 fall within North Long Beach (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037570202 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.4% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037570202 compare to Long Beach overall?

Tract 06037570202 scores 7.8/10, lower than the parent city of Long Beach at 9.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Long Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 06037570202 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.

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