Neighborhood · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally

Strawberry Park Eviction Risk: High , Gardena

Tract 06037603008 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 4,133 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 06037603008 covers part of the Strawberry Park area of Gardena, CA, and scores 8.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,133. Cost burden runs 28% here against 53.8% across Los Angeles County.

Risk score

8.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 42% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units1,190

Renter share59.2%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate10.7%

Median income$61,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gardena and the region

Centroid at 33.8977, -118.2951 · click any tract to drill in

Why Strawberry Park scores 8.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gardena

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

$1,252 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gardena

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gardena

9.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gardena

6.6

How Strawberry Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

80%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
100%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Strawberry 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
11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
33.7%Food insecurity
31.9%SNAP enrollment
15.6%Transit barriers
16.9%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
40.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Strawberry Park

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10.

At $1,252 a month, rents run 31% under what the rest of Gardena commands. SNAP participation runs 31.9% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 33.7% against 17.8% nationally.

The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.6/10. On the national scale it lands near the 92nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.9/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Los Angeles County average of 8.4 closely.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $61,500. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 06037603008

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037603008?

Census tract 06037603008 in the Strawberry 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.

What is the average rent in tract 06037603008?

Median gross rent is $1,252/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037603008?

10.7% of residents in tract 06037603008 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,133.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037603008?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 94th, minority 97th, housing 100th.

Is tract 06037603008 considered part of Strawberry Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037603008 fall within Strawberry Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037603008 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037603008 compare to Gardena overall?

Tract 06037603008 scores 8.2/10, higher than the parent city of Gardena at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gardena; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gardena

Top eight tracts in Gardena ranked by composite eviction-risk score.