Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Culver City Eviction Risk: Elevated , Los Angeles

Tract 06037702801 · Los Angeles, CA · pop 5,359 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

06037702801 is a census tract in the Downtown Culver City area of Culver City, CA. It scores 6.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,359 residents. 44% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 20% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units2,067

Renter share50.7%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate8.6%

Median income$103,523

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Angeles and the region

Centroid at 34.0115, -118.4102 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Culver City scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

8.6% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$2,599 rent vs county FMR

4.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Los Angeles

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Los Angeles

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Los Angeles

5.7

How Downtown Culver City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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

45%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
86%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
14%Grade C
12%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 Downtown Culver City. 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.

11.8%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
13.7%Food insecurity
11.5%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
7.7%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
27.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Culver City

Against the Los Angeles County average of 8.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 2.2 points. The main counterweight is economic stress at 2.2/10.

61% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Los Angeles County average of 53.8%. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.5/10.

Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.2/10. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Los Angeles. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #17,132 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.7/10. Statewide the CA average is 7.5, so this tract runs 1.3 points cooler.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $2,599, close to the Culver City average. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $103,523.

51% 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 06037702801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06037702801?

Census tract 06037702801 in the Downtown Culver City neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 06037702801?

Median gross rent is $2,599/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06037702801?

8.6% of residents in tract 06037702801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,359.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06037702801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 38th, minority 77th, housing 86th.

Is tract 06037702801 considered part of Downtown Culver City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06037702801 fall within Downtown Culver City (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06037702801 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06037702801 compare to Los Angeles overall?

Tract 06037702801 scores 6.2/10, 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.

Was tract 06037702801 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. 12% 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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